Book
Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316551243
- ISBN: 0316551244
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Physical Description:
print
vi, 376 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-363) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Opioid abuse United States Medication abuse United States Oxycodone Oxycodone abuse United States |
Available copies
- 52 of 54 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Woodbury Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 54 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Woodbury Public Library | 362.2909 MACY (Text)
Digital Bookplate/Donation note:
ASAP Recovery Library
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34018147124046 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
