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Contents Part I. Social aspects of opioid use 1. A brief history of opioids and the evolution of concepts associated with substance use disorders Silvia L. Cruz and Claudia Rafful 2. The two sides of opioid use: Unmet needs of opioids for pain management and the role of opioids in substance use disorders Mara Elena Medina-Mora, Ral Martn-del-Campo, Nayely V. Salazar-Trujillo, Hilda Dvila, Clara Fleiz, and Jorge Villatoro 3. Opioid markets and special populations Hilda Davila and Alfredo Camhaji 4. Towards a new drug policy agreement Alfredo Camahji, Mariana Racotta, Ral Martn-del-Campo, and Jos Franco 5. The opioid crises Silvia L. Cruz and Ral Martn-del-Campo 6. Persons who misuse opioids Clara Fleiz, David Fajardo-Chica, Jorge Villatoro, and Mara Elena Medina-Mora 7. The need for structural interventions for persons who misuse opioids Claudia Rafful and Carlos Magis-Rodrguez Part II. Pharmacological and medical aspects of opioid use 8. Opioid effects and classification Silvia L. Cruz, Miguel I. Paz-Ramos, Araceli Hernndez-Mendoza, and Csar J. Carranza-Aguilar 9. Opioid receptors and neuronal signal transduction Csar J. Carranza-Aguilar, Zyanya P. Espinosa-Riquer, Frida L. Martnez-Cuevas, and Silvia L. Cruz 10. Opioids in Pain Roco Torres-Mndez, Rafael Acua-Prats, Nayely V. Salazar-Trujillo, Silvia L. Cruz, and Juan C. Molina-Covarrubias 11. Opioids in Palliative Care Nayely V. Salazar-Trujillo, Roco Torres-Mndez, and Juan C. Molina-Covarrubias 12. Opioids and the immune system Claudia Gonzalez-Espinosa, Iris K. Madera-Salcedo, Luz M. Molina-Martnez, and Frida L. Martnez-Cuevas 13. Opioid dependence, tolerance, and withdrawal Csar J. Carranza-Aguilar, Mara Teresa Rivera-Garca, and Silvia L. Cruz 14. Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) 1: Opioid substitution therapy James Tidder, Alex Baldacchino, and Joe Tay 15. Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders 2. Detoxification James Tidder, Alex Baldacchino, and Joe Tay 16. Synthetic Opioids as New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Silvia L. Cruz and Ral Martn-del-Campo
