Tras una experiencia personal con el dolor y su tratamiento con analgésicos opioides, Travis Rieder se enfoca en la reducción de daños en el manejo del dolor. Su obra entrelaza íntimamente sus propias luchas con los analgésicos opioides, el contexto histórico y un examen crítico del sistema de salud. El enfoque de Rieder combina la narrativa personal con una investigación convincente para abordar las complejas epidemias de dolor, la adicción a los opioides y la sobredosis. Su objetivo es ofrecer perspectivas y posibles soluciones para un enfoque más responsable del dolor.
A bioethicist's eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal -- a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic.
How Overpopulation and Climate Change Are Affecting the Morality of Procreation
Focusing on the ecological and ethical implications of human fertility rates, this treatise presents a compelling argument that current reproductive choices contribute to a public health crisis. It explores the tension between individual responsibility and broader global challenges, such as resource scarcity and environmental degradation. The author posits that even small reductions in fertility rates could significantly impact carbon emissions and climate change, urging prospective parents to consider the long-term consequences of their decisions in an increasingly strained world.
From the small stuff like single-use plastics to major decisions like whether to have children, Rieder defines exactly how we can change our thinking and lead a decent, meaningful life in a scary, complicated world.