Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America
Macy, Beth2021
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In this work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicentre of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction. From distressed small communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs; from disparate cities to once-idyllic farm towns; it's a heartbreaking trajectory that illustrates how this national crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched. At the heart of the story is a large corporation, Purdue - whose owners are celebrated for their sponsorship of art galleries and museums - that targeted areas of the country already awash in painkillers and encouraged small town doctors to prescribe OxyContin, a highly addictive drug. Evidence of its capacity to enslave its users was suppressed. Macy tries to answer a grieving mother's question - why her only son died - and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need.
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Author:
Macy, Beth, author
Imprint:
London : Apollo, 2021.
Collation:
416 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Head of Zeus, 2018.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781803284279 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
Related title:
Dopesick [electronic resource] : Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America
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BRN:
1206426
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