Bibliograph

Dopesick, dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America, Beth Macy

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Label

Dopesick, dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America, Beth Macy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-363) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dopesick

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1043454094

Responsibility statement

Beth Macy

Sub title

dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America

Summary

Chronicles America's more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction, from the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, through the spread of addiction in distressed communities in Central Appalachia, to the current national crisis

Table Of Contents

Part one: The People v. Purdue. The United States of Amnesia ; Swag 'n' Dash ; Message board memorial ; "The corporation feels no pain" -- Part two: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear. Suburban sprawl ; "Like shooting Jesus" ; FUBI ; "Shit don't stop" -- Part three: "A broken system." Whac-a-mole ; Liminality ; Hope on a spreadsheet ; "Brother, wrong or right" ; Outcasts and inroads -- Epilogue: Soldier's Disease

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Dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted AmericaDope sick

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