Dopesick

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The only book to fully chart the devastating opioid crisis in America a harrowing, deeply compassionate dispatch from the heart of a national emergency New York Times from a bestselling author and journalist who has lived through it In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America s twenty plus year struggle with opioid addiction From distressed small communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs from disparate cities to once idyllic farm towns it s a heartbreaking trajectory that illustrates how this national crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched Beginning with a single dealer who lands in a small Virginia town and sets about turning high school football stars into heroin overdose statistics, Macy endeavors to answer a grieving mother s question why her only son died and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need From the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, Macy parses how America embraced a medical culture where overtreatment with painkillers became the norm In some of the same distressed communities featured in her bestselling book Factory Man, the unemployed use painkillers both to numb the pain of joblessness and pay their bills, while privileged teens trade pills in cul de sacs, and even high school standouts fall prey to prostitution, jail, and death.Through unsparing, yet deeply human portraits of the families and first responders struggling to ameliorate this epidemic, each facet of the crisis comes into focus In these politically fragmented times, Beth Macy shows, astonishingly, that the only thing that unites Americans across geographic and class lines is opioid drug abuse But in a country unable to provide basic healthcare for all, Macy still finds reason to hope and signs of the spirit and tenacity necessary in those facing addiction to build a better future for themselves and their families Everyone should read Beth Macy s story of the American opioid epidemic Professor Anne C Case, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and Sir Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Read Dopesick by Beth Macy – kino-fada.fr In 2012, author and investigative social journalist, Beth Macy began writing about the worst drug heroin epidemic in world history Dopesick Dealers, Doctors, and The Drug Company That Addicted America began in the hills and valleys of Appalachia, the mid western rust belt, rural Maine before rapidly spreading throughout the U.S In 2016, 64,000 Americans perished from drug related causes and overdoses outnumbering the total of those killed during the Viet Nam War Macy explored the terri In 2012, author and investigative social journalist, Beth Macy began writing about the worst drug heroin epidemic in world history Dopesick Dealers, Doctors, and The Drug Company That Addicted America began in the hills and valleys of Appalachia, the mid western rust belt, rural Maine before rapidly spreading throughout the U.S In 2016, 64,000 Americans perished from drug related causes and overdoses outnumbering the total of those killed during the Viet Nam War Macy explored the terrible destructive impact on society, those who have helped and harmed, and the brave individuals sharing their own stories of tragedy and loss, casting aside stigma and shame to alert and help others.In the late 1990 s, Appalachian country doctor St Charles, Virginia Art Van Zee M.D was among the first to sound the urgent alarm how OxyContin had infiltrated his community and region Patients were admitted to hospital ER s in record numbers from drug related causes Rates of i...Note I received an advanced electronic copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley Beth Macy has crafted a work that expertly utilizes both a grander narrative and the personal tragic tales of numerous figures and families, all to great effect to show how the ongoing epidemic came to be This is a work that will tear out your heart before filling you with a ferocious fu...This was ridiculously excellent Macy is a fantastic writer, and she is so good at getting you to care about the people and issues in this book I read Dreamland The True Tale of America s Opiate Epidemic but didn t think it was particularly good, in terms of helping me understand WTF was going on with the opioid crisis Macy s book is just SO MUCH BETTER at that aspect of this, while including narrative and biography Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here This is not at all hopeful, and there This was ridiculously excellent Macy ...If you want to know the backstory of America s opioid epidemic, look no further than Beth Macy s meticulously researched book The personal vignettes bring a face to the stories we read about in the paper I know many people will compare it to Hillbilly Elegy, which I learned a great deal from, but this book raisedquestions for me I think it would be a fantastic book club discussion It points out a broken health care system that will continue to let people down if we don t make changes s If you want to know the backstory of America s opioid epidemic, look no further than Beth Macy s meticulously researched book The personal vignettes bring a face to the stories we rea...An emotional, powerful, important must read This book wasn t trying to do what HILLBILLY ELEGY was trying to do, but it did it, anyway It did a great job getting close to answering those big questions I got...I have read several books on the opioid epidemic but never had I read a nonfiction narrative documenting such a landscape of relentless distress and horror This book is heartwrenching as individuals and communities sink into levels of hell that grow worse and worse The author Beth Macy is a reporter at a Roanoke Virginia newspaper and covers the story of the opioid epidemic from the grotesque greed of Purdue pharma which pushed these pills by takin...Dopesick is an excellent companion to Sam Quinones Dreamland The True Tale of America s Opiate Epidemic Macy expands on Quinones reporting on Purdue Pharmaceutical s indefensible marketing of OxyContin that resulted in thousands and thousands of addicted users Perdue was forced to reformulate and paid serious fines, but left devastated lives and deaths in its wake Macy excels a...From Roanoke to Maine to Humbolt County, the opioid crisis has swept across the United States with pundits on every side calling for action Macy cuts through the debate with well documented research that advocates for a combination of Medication Assisted Treatment and a twelve step program Word by word she builds a most striking argument for change Even in the face of a lack of federal action and the complaints of nimbys, the author provides real solutions and hope Macy s work and her writin From Roanoke to Maine to Humbolt County, the opioid crisis has swept across the United States with pundits on every side calling for action Macy cuts through the debate with well documented research that advocates for a combination of Medication Assisted Treatment and a twelve step program Word by word she builds a most striking argument for change Even in the face of a lack of federal action and the complaints of nimbys, the author provides real solu...Great work by Macy, as always truly heartbreaking, we re not doing enough to address this epidemic.A fascinating look into the history and reality of the opioid epidemic Macy did her research and compassionately tells the story of those touched and living in the throes of the epidemic.

Dopesick
  • 15 September 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 384 pages
  • 0316523178
  • Beth Macy
  • Dopesick