02583cam a2200433 i 4500 488111 488111 842316415 OCoLC 20180404131041.0 130423s2014 enk 000 0 eng 2013015742 9780190231798 (paperback) DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF YDXCP UOK AU pcc n-us--- Alfaisal Main Library RB127 .F672 2015 Foreman, Judy A nation in pain : healing our nation's biggest health problem / Judy Foreman ©2015. Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2015. xiii, 446 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-430) and index The enormity of the problem -- What is pain, anyway? -- The genetics of pain -- Gender and pain -- Children in pain -- The mind-body in pain -- Opioid wars : part I -- Opioid wars : part II -- How the immune system cranks up pain -- Marijuana : the weed america loves to hate -- Beyond opioids : western medicine -- Beyond opioids : complementary and alternative medicine -- Exercise : the real magic bullet -- The way forward Out of 238 million American adults, 100 million live in chronic pain. When inadequately treated, it undermines the body and mind. Indeed, the risk of suicide for people in chronic pain is twice that of other people. Far more than just a symptom, chronic pain can be a disease in its own right-- the biggest health problem facing America today. Foreman offers a sweeping, deeply researched account of the chronic pain crisis, from neurobiology to public policy, and presents to practical solutions that are within our grasp today From neurobiology to public policy, examines the chronic pain crisis, which is a major national health concern, discussing the latest scientific discoveries and advances in treatments and providing a sensible plan of action. --Publishers description Chronic pain United States Chronic pain Treatment United States Opioid abuse United States History Pain Alternative treatment Chronic Pain Chronic Pain therapy Complementary Therapies Opioid-Related Disorders history United States Print books. local 4 lcc BOOKS 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2018-04-04 0 RB127 .F672 2015 AU00000000011729 2018-04-04 00:00:00 145.00 2018-04-04 BOOKS