Opioids: A Prescription for Crisis?

Foreword
Dr. Joseph Garbely and Dr. Michael McCormick
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 1
How Are Prescription Medications Linked to the Opioid Crisis and  What Healthcare Delivery Stakeholders Are Involved?
George P. Sillup and Melissa Soccio
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 2
How Prescription Opioids Are Tracked Using a Proprietary Database
Albert J. Giovenella and Melissa Soccio
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 3
What Are the Web of Causation and the Opioids Crisis Web of Causation?
Albert J. Giovenella
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 4
How Do Issues Related to the Quest for Pain Relief Link Physicians and Patients?
George P. Sillup and Albert J. Giovenella
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 5
How Other Stakeholders in Healthcare Delivery Are Involved in the Opioid Crisis and What Are the Consequences of That Involvement?
George P. Sillup and David P. McSweeney
Moral Compass Corner by Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 6
What Are Some Real-World Examples of the Abuses Connected to Prescription Opioids?
Several Named and Anonymous Authors
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 7
What Steps Are Being Taken to Address the Opioids Crisis Today with Suggestions for the Future?
George P. Sillup
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca

Chapter 8
What Are the Take-Away Messages?
Albert J. Giovenella and George P. Sillup
Moral Compass Corner—Daniel N. DeLucca
Authors Biosketches