Chicago Public Library-Blog: Anyone Can Save A Life

Chicago IL

21 August, 2021

2:36 PM

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Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog: Lynn August 20, 2021 International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. The United States had a record 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020. Deaths from opioid overdose are preventable.  Anyone can save a life if they know how to respond. CPL is excited to host the Overdose Prevention and Response with Chicago Recovery Alliance (CRA) virtual event Tuesday, August 31 at 11:00 a.m. CRA will provide training in opioid-involved overdose prevention and response. Opioid-involved overdose death has become a major health crisis. Laypeople with no medical training whatsoever can easily, safely, and legally be trained to save the life of someone who is experiencing an opioid overdose. This training is designed for people who work in social service or who might witness an overdose. Friends, family, community members and people who use drugs are also welcome. For more information about opioid abuse, check out the these titles: Overcoming Opioid Addiction: the Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and Therapists, opens a new window provides information and guidance from a leading addiction expert to understanding, treating, and overcoming opioid use disorder.    Overcoming Opioid Addiction Overcoming Opioid Addiction Overcoming Opioid Addiction the Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and TherapistsBisaga, Adam,Bisaga, Adam, Paperback, 2018Available View detailsView details for Overcoming Opioid Addiction, Paperback, Available With personal stories and persuasive data, The Opioid Fix: America's Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to Have, opens a new window dispels myths and misunderstandings about the use of medications to treat opioid addiction.  The Opioid Fix The Opioid Fix The Opioid Fix America's Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to HaveAndraka-Christou, Barbara, 1988-Andraka-Christou, Barbara, 1988- Book, 2020Available View detailsView details for The Opioid Fix, Book, Available Award winning journalist Beth Macy's Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America, opens a new window connects the community devastation of the opioid crisis to corporate greed and regulatory maleficence. This investigative nonfiction is the inspiration for the upcoming drama miniseries of the same name on Hulu.   Dopesick Dopesick Dopesick Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted AmericaMacy, Beth,Macy, Beth, Book, 2018Available View detailsView details for Dopesick, Book, Available A three-part history of the opioid epidemic, American Overdose: the Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts, opens a new window charts how relentless greed led the pharmaceutical industry to hook the nation on highly addictive painkillers.  American Overdose American Overdose American Overdose the Opioid Tragedy in Three ActsMcGreal, Chris,McGreal, Chris, Book, 2018Available View detailsView details for American Overdose, Book, Available Written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic, opens a new window is the story of a pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia, that distributed 12 million opioid pain pills in three years to a town with a population of 382 people.   Death in Mud Lick Death in Mud Lick Death in Mud Lick a Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid EpidemicEyre, Eric,Eyre, Eric, Book, 2020Available View detailsView details for Death in Mud Lick, Book, Available This Is Ohio, opens a new window contextualizes the opioid crisis as a human rights problem fostered by poverty and inadequate healthcare. This book profiles a coalition of addicts, mothers, and allies and their grassroots effort to combat the dehumanization of addicts and instead focus on saving lives through commonsense harm reduction policies.   This Is Ohio This Is Ohio This Is Ohio the Overdose Crisis and the Front Lines of a New AmericaShuler, Jack,Shuler, Jack, Book, 2020Available View detailsView details for This Is Ohio, Book, Available The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know, opens a new window  a definitive guide to understanding the epidemic and arming readers with information backed by science and evidence to help themselves, their loved ones, and their communities.  The Opioid Epidemic The Opioid Epidemic The Opioid Epidemic What Everyone Needs to KnowOlsen, Yngvild,Olsen, Yngvild, Paperback, 2019Available View detailsView details for The Opioid Epidemic, Paperback, Available Written with diverse perspectives. American epidemic: reporting from the front lines of the opioid crisis, opens a new window is a collection of newspaper reports, excerpts from recent books, magazine articles and scholarly research on the current opioid epidemic.  American Epidemic American Epidemic American Epidemic Reporting From the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis Paperback, 2019Available View detailsView details for American Epidemic, Paperback, Available This press release was produced by the Chicago Public Library-blog. 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