Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
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Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
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Beth Macy., & Beth Macy|AUTHOR. (2018). Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America . Little, Brown and Company.

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Beth Macy and Beth Macy|AUTHOR. Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America Little, Brown and Company, 2018.

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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.
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