Dopesick

An unforgettable portrait of the devastating opioid crisis in America from a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who has lived through it.

A portrait of the devastating opioid crisis in America from a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who has lived through it.

'A shocking investigation... Dopesick is essential' The Times

'Unfolds with all the pace of a thriller' Observer

'A deep - and deeply needed - look into the troubled soul of America' Tom Hanks

'Essential reading' New York Times

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.

'An unflinching look at the opioid crisis in the US ... Truly shocking in some places, Dopesick is a wake-up call for doctors and the pharmaceutical industry' British Journal of General Practice.

Auteur
Beth Macy is the author of the widely acclaimed and bestselling books Truevine and Factory Man . Based in Roanoke, Virginia for three decades, her reporting has won more than a dozen national awards, including a Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard.

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A portrait of the devastating scale of the opioid crisis in America, drawing attention to the experiences in smalltown Appalachia and wealthy suburbia. A personally-charged investigation from Macy, following the death of her own son.

Résumé
A portrait of the devastating opioid crisis in America from a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who has lived through it.