Tag: opioids
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BR342) “Raising Lazarus” Book Review
Raising Lazarus: Hope Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis by Beth Macy. 3/5 rating. 293 pages. Book #4 of 2024. Finished January 25, 2024. This is the follow-up to the incredible book (and later Hulu series) about the opioid crisis, “Dopesick”. Beth is a great writer who covers a vast swath of happenings…
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BR318) “The Least of Us” Book Review
The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth by Sam Quinones. 4/5 rating. 390 pages. Book #34 of 2023. Read August 15, 2023. This book talks all about the US path from OxyContin to fentanyl, and finally meth: highlighting the lives of some users, people from…
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BR308) “Demon Copperhead” Book Review
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. 4/5 rating. 546 pages. Book #24 of 2023. Read July 8, 2023. This novel is Damon (nickname “Demon”) telling the story of his childhood up until about age twenty-one. This book was soooo good and really entertaining! Demon has quite a story to tell as a rural Virginian in Lee…
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BR304) “Dopesick” Book Review
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy. 4/5 rating. 308 pages. Book #20 of 2023. Read June 17, 2023. This book follows the pipeline from OxyContin to heroin caused by Purdue Pharma. It highlights the evils – and I mean EVIL – of the Sacklers who own Purdue Pharma,…