American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts / Chris McGreal.

Author: McGreal, Chris, author.

Edition Statement:First edition.

ImprintNew York : PublicAffairs, 2018.

Descriptionxv, 316 pages ; 25 cm

Note:Introduction: An epidemic foretold -- Act I. Dealing -- The undertaker -- Junk science -- Pilliamson -- The sales pitch -- What they knew -- Investigation -- Vital sign -- Act II. Hooked -- A loaded gun in the suicide ward -- Paying to play -- Pursuit -- The silence -- Pushback -- Sounding the alarm -- Kermit -- A free pass -- The end of days -- Act III. Withdrawal -- The public health -- Russian roulette -- Dodging torpedoes -- The national nightmare -- Guilt.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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