Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Title: Dopesick : dealers, doctors, and the drug company that addicted America / Beth Macy. Author: Macy, Beth, author. Call Number: 362.290973 Macy Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Back Bay Books, Little, Brown and Company/Hachette Book Group, 2018. ©2018 Description: vi, 376 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm 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. Subjects: Opioid abuse -- United States. Medication abuse -- United States. Oxycodone. Oxycodone abuse -- United States. Other Title: Dope sick Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Prologue -- Part one: The People v. Purdue -- Part two: Objects in mirror are closer than they appear -- Part three: "A broken system" -- Epilogue: Soldier's disease. ISBN: 9780316551304 9780316551243 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Similar titles Where Is It? Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
