American Epidemic

Reporting from the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis

John McMillian editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The New Press

Published:7th Nov '19

£12.99

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Just a few years ago, the opioid crisis could be referred to as a 'silent epidemic,' but the scourge of opiate addiction is no longer being overlooked. This is in large part thanks to the extraordinary writings featured in this volume. Some of the most impactful reporting in the United States in recent years has addressed the opiate addiction crisis, a body of work that provides the best picture available of the epidemic. Now, for the first time, these key works of reportage and analysis have been collected in one volume, providing the fullest portrait available of this national tragedy.

Praise for American Epidemic:
"A kaleidoscopic introduction to the devastation wrought by—and possible remedies for—the opioid crisis."
Kirkus Reviews

"Each piece is well-written, and together they bring light to a quiet but deadly scourge, create plenty of sympathy for its victims, and inspire readers to consider what society can do."
Publishers Weekly

"These pieces are brave, clear-eyed, heartbreaking and pragmatic—but above all, they're impossible to put down."
Seth Mnookin, professor of science writing, MIT, and author of The Panic Virus and the New York Times bestselling Feeding the Monster

"John McMillian has masterfully assembled a crucial window into the origins, expansion, and deepening devastation of the latest drug abuse nightmare to menace our society. American Epidemic also demonstrates the ugly racial and economic disparities that cynically distort our reactions to drug abuse."
Douglas A. Blackmon, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black People in America from the Civil War to World War II

ISBN: 9781620975190

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304 pages