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Dopesick

By: Beth Macy
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A Times book of the year.

Beth Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America's opioid crisis and explains how a nation has become enslaved to prescription drugs.

This powerful and moving story explains how a large corporation, Purdue, encouraged small-town doctors to prescribe OxyContin to a country already awash in painkillers. The drug's dangerously addictive nature was hidden, whilst many used it as an escape, to numb the pain of of joblessness and the need to pay the bills. Macy tries to answer a grieving mother's question - why her only son died - and comes away with a harrowing tale of greed and need.

©2018 Beth Macy (P)2019 Head of Zeus Mental Health Psychology Social Sciences Drug use

Critic Reviews

"A shocking investigation...[Dopesick] is essential." (The Times)

"Shifting effortlessly between the socio-political and the personal, Macy weaves a complex tale that unfolds with all the pace of a thriller." (Observer)

"Dopesick is a deep - and deeply needed - look into the troubled soul of America." (Tom Hanks)

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Heartbreaking

Heartbreakingly sad but necessary reading. Many parts had me close to tears, a very interesting companion to the excellent TV series.

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Just couldn't finish it.

If you had an interest in opioid growth esp in USA then this is a great book heavy on details.
Well read.
However there are no characters or storyline per se.
Just a bunch of facts strung together to make a story of sorts.

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Sad overview of the US opioid problem

Engaging and sad story of the lives of the addicted and how so few people care enough to do anything about the pills

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