Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America

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

Author/creator	Macy, Beth author.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Copyright Notice	©2018
Description	vi, 376 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Opioid abuse--United States. Medication abuse--United States. Oxycodone. Oxycodone abuse--United States.

Portion of title	Dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America
Variant title	Dope sick
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.
Abstract	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-363) and index.
ISBN	9780316551243 hardcover
ISBN	0316551244 hardcover

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	RC568 .O45 M33 2018	✔ Available	Place Hold