American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts / Chris McGreal.
American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts / Chris McGreal.
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Publisher
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2018.
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G 2018/6812
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 316 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
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 f...
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Publisher
New York, NY : PublicAffairs, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
Journeying through lives and communities wrecked by the opioid epidemic, McGreal reveals not only how Big Pharma hooked Americans on powerfully addictive drugs, but the corrupting of medicine and public institutions that let the opioid makers get away with it. A few physicians warned of impending disaster, but the forces they were up against-- incl...
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American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts / Chris McGreal.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index.
Language note
Text in English.
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©2018
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G 2018/6812
Record Identifier
74VKVbZz0pzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVbZz0pzX
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ISBN
9781610398619 hardcover
1610398610 hardcover
DDC
362.29
MMS ID
991024200807002626
