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Dopesick

Beth Macy

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      Now a major TV series on Disney+ '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 TimesBeth 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.
      CONTRIBUTORS: Beth Macy EAN: 9781803284279 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Head of Zeus DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-11-11 CITY: GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects

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      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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      Now a major TV series on Disney+ '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 TimesBeth 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.
      CONTRIBUTORS: Beth Macy EAN: 9781803284279 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 198 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Head of Zeus DATE PUBLISHED: 2021-11-11 CITY: GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General WIDTH: 129 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects

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      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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