Dreamland: the true tale of America's opiate epidemic
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New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2016.
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Book
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x, 374 pages : maps ; 21 cm
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"With a great reporter's narrative skill and the storytelling ability of a novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together two tales of capitalism catastrophically run amok. The unfettered prescribing of pain medications during the 1990s reached its peak in Purdue Pharma's campaign to market OxyContin, its new, expensive--extremely addictive--miracle painkiller. Meanwhile, a massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel--assaulted small towns and midsize cities across the country, driven by a brilliant, almost unbeatable marketing and distribution system. Together these phenomena continue to lay waste to communities from Tennessee to Oregon, Indiana to New Mexico"--Back cover.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781620402528, 1620402521, 9781620402504, 1620402505
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.7, 8 Points
Level 7.7, 8 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [359]-362) and index.
Description
"With a great reporter's narrative skill and the storytelling ability of a novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together two tales of capitalism catastrophically run amok. The unfettered prescribing of pain medications during the 1990s reached its peak in Purdue Pharma's campaign to market OxyContin, its new, expensive--extremely addictive--miracle painkiller. Meanwhile, a massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel--assaulted small towns and midsize cities across the country, driven by a brilliant, almost unbeatable marketing and distribution system. Together these phenomena continue to lay waste to communities from Tennessee to Oregon, Indiana to New Mexico"--Back cover.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, 2015.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Quinones, S. (2016). Dreamland: the true tale of America's opiate epidemic. Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Quinones, Sam, 1958-. 2016. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Bloomsbury Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Quinones, Sam, 1958-, Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Bloomsbury Press, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Quinones, Sam. Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. Bloomsbury Press, 2016.
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