Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe

133 reviews

_meeg's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Drug use, Medical trauma, Grief, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Death

radmartigan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Moderate: Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, and Addiction

daniellel's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Moderate: Addiction, Suicide, and Death

lottiestarling's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense

5.0

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Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction

jbosio's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Moderate: Addiction

thundrflap's review

challenging informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction

tiernanhunter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Antisemitism, Drug use, Ableism, Mental illness, Addiction, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Cancer, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Pandemic/Epidemic

daphreads's review against another edition

slow-paced

5.0

One of the most well written pieces of nonfiction that I have ever read. The research and investigation that went into it is unparalleled - I cannot imagine the lengths he went to in order to get information that has never been public anywhere else. But more-so, the author is able to entwine all this information into a deeply interesting and well-flowing narrative structure; its witty, funny, and draws you in. It managed to make me gasp out loud as if I was reading a thriller, but it was simply history hold is such a compelling way that it completely drew me in. And the information that is being presented is so so important- I'm so grateful that this information has finally come to light, in any attempt to hold a family that has created insurmountable harm to millions of people in America and around the world. It is a phenomenal teaching lesson for doctors and any of those who are prescribing, to do their own research for the sake of their patients. I cannot say enough good things about this book, and wish I could personally thank the author for everything he did to make it possible. 

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Graphic: Addiction and Suicide

luckyone's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

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Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Classism, Bullying, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide, Chronic illness, Stalking, Ableism, and Antisemitism

bennyfelds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Cancer, Medical content, and Chronic illness