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American epidemic : reporting from the front lines of the opioid crisis / edited by John McMillian ; with a foreword by Leslie Jamison

Contributor(s): McMillian, John Campbell [editor] | Jamison, Leslie, 1983- [writer of foreword] | Macy, Beth. Damage done | Saslow, Eli. How's Amanda? | Sullivan, Andrew, 1963-. Poison we pick.
Publisher: New York : New Press, ©2019Description: 334 p: 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781620975190; 162097519X.Subject(s): Opioid abuse -- United States | Opioid abuse -- Treatment -- United States | Opioid-Related Disorders | United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Part One: Reporting and Essays -- Part Two: Treatment and Solutions
Summary: A collection of reporting about the most lethal addiction crisis ever. Just a few years ago, the opioid crisis could be referred to as a "silent epidemic," but it is no longer possible to argue that the scourge of opiate addiction is overlooked. This is in large part thanks to the writings featured in this volume, which includes some of the most impactful reporting in the United States in recent years addressing the opiate addiction crisis. American Epidemic collects, for the first time, the key works of reportage and analysis that provide the best picture available of the origins, consequences, and human calamity associated with the epidemic
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Part One: Reporting and Essays -- Part Two: Treatment and Solutions

A collection of reporting about the most lethal addiction crisis ever. Just a few years ago, the opioid crisis could be referred to as a "silent epidemic," but it is no longer possible to argue that the scourge of opiate addiction is overlooked. This is in large part thanks to the writings featured in this volume, which includes some of the most impactful reporting in the United States in recent years addressing the opiate addiction crisis. American Epidemic collects, for the first time, the key works of reportage and analysis that provide the best picture available of the origins, consequences, and human calamity associated with the epidemic

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