American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts
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McGreal, Chris.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2018.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 316 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
On Shelf
Benson Memorial Library
362.29 MCG
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Chronic pain -- Treatment -- United States.
Drug abuse -- United States.
Opioid abuse -- United States -- History.

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Published
New York : PublicAffairs, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Includes index.
Description
The opioid epidemic has been described as "one of the greatest mistakes of modern medicine." But calling it a mistake is a generous rewriting of the history of greed, corruption, and indifference that pushed the U.S. into consuming more than 80 percent of the world's opioid painkillers. Journeying through lives and communities wrecked by the epidemic, Chris 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.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McGreal, C. (2018). American overdose: the opioid tragedy in three acts (First edition.). PublicAffairs.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McGreal, Chris. 2018. American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts. PublicAffairs.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McGreal, Chris. American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts PublicAffairs, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McGreal, Chris. American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts First edition., PublicAffairs, 2018.

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