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American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts  Cover Image Book Book

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

McGreal, Chris, (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781610398619
  • ISBN: 1610398610
  • Physical Description: xv, 316 pages ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: an epidemic foretold -- Dealing. The undertaker ; Junk science ; Pilliamson ; The sales pitch ; What they knew ; Investigation ; Vital sign -- 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 -- Withdrawal. The public health ; Russian roulette ; Dodging torpedoes ; The national nightmare ; Guilt.
Language Note:
Text in English.
Subject: Opioid abuse > United States > History.
Chronic pain > Treatment > United States.
Drug abuse > United States.
Chronic pain > Treatment.
Drug abuse.
Opioid abuse.
United States.
Genre: History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Plymouth.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Pease Public Library 362.29 MCGREAL
Gift?: No
34598000851983 Non-Fiction Available -


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