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Raising Lazarus: Hope,Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis by Beth Macy
3 reviews
aklovekorn's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Grief, Violence, Medical content, Chronic illness, Classism, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicide
eleasereads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, Classism, Blood, Medical trauma, Violence, Suicide, and Alcohol
killeenm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I often read nonfiction, but it’s not often that a book is both as informative and as captivating as this. Dopesick was one of the best written books I’ve read, so I knew I had to read this. It’s informative and honest, brought me to tears and didn’t sugarcoat the horrors of the opioid epidemic or the steps it will take to address. Macy directly addresses the atrocities that the Sackler family committed in their role at Purdue Pharma and in court cases since. I’d recommend this book to anyone who gives a shit about people who use drugs and wants to know where we go from here. And this should be mandatory reading for healthcare professionals who interact with drug users (read: all of them.)
Graphic: Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug use, Abandonment, Addiction, Police brutality, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, Death, Excrement, Chronic illness, and Grief
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