American Epidemic : Reporting from the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMillian, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Opioid abuse--United States.

Opioid abuse.

Opioid abuse--Treatment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : New Press, The, 2019.

Summary:

"A first-of-its kind collection of the most vivid reporting about the most lethal addiction crisis ever"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Part One Reporting and Essays

GETTING ADDICTED Beth Macy

HEROIN HITS HOME Beth Macy

COMING CLEAN Beth Macy

A RISING DEATH TOLL OFFERS TRAGIC PROOF OF HEROIN'S REACH ACROSS NORTH JERSEY Rebecca Davis O'Brien

THE GRIM LIFE OF SUBURBAN ADDICTS Rebecca Davis O'Brien

HEROIN'S POISONOUS PATH TO NEW JERSEY By Rebecca Davis O'Brien and Tom Mashberg

INSIDE SUBURBAN DRUG MILLS, A GRIMY, LUCRATIVE BUSINESS Tom Mashberg and Rebecca Davis O'Brien

ADDICT. INFORMANT. MOTHER. Susan Dominus

DELIVERED LIKE PIZZA Sam Quinones

HOW'S AMANDA? A STORY OF TRUTH, LIES AND AN AMERICAN ADDICTION Eli Saslow

DRUG FIRMS POURED 780M PAINKILLERS INTO WV AMID RISE OF OVERDOSES Eric Eyre

WHEN A DRUG EPIDEMIC'S VICTIMS ARE WHITE: HOW RACIAL BIAS AND SEGREGATION MOLDED A GENTLER RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS German Lopez

AMERICAN CARNAGE Christopher Caldwell

THE ADDICTS NEXT DOOR Margaret Talbot

NO FAMILY IS SAFE FROM THIS EPIDEMIC James Winnefeld

KING OF BOISE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A TEENAGE OXYCODONE DEALER Joe Eaton

1 SON, 4 OVERDOSES, 6 HOURS: A FAMILY'S ANGUISH Katharine Q. Seelye

THE POISON WE PICK Andrew Sullivan

Part Two Treatment and Solutions

THE SOCIAL ROOTS OF ADDICTION Gabor Maté

THE LIKELY CAUSE OF ADDICTION HAS BEEN DISCOVERED, AND IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK Johann Hari

ADDICTION, CONNECTION, AND THE RAT PARK STUDY Adi Jaffe

H.: ON HEROIN AND HARM REDUCTION Sarah Resnick

COULD THIS CONTROVERSIAL TREATMENT HELP MORE PEOPLE BEAT HEROIN ADDICTION? Maia Szalavitz

FINDING A FIX : EMBEDDED WITH THE SUBURBAN COPS CONFRONTING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC Julia Lurie

GRATITUDE LIST

CONTRIBUTORS

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Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781620975206

1620975203

OCLC:

1137537568