Reviews tagging 'Drug use'

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

105 reviews

taliakdean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

madisophi's review against another edition

informative

4.75

The origins of the opioid crisis told through 3 generations of a single family. How the founders of the family pioneered a new way of drug advertising and how their children would carry on the legacy ten fold. If you’ve ever heard the name Sackler before, this is a must read. The author did an amazing job researching this book and outlining this story in a way that, while long, feels concise into the point. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide

dannythestreet's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide, Classism, and Drug use

yilliun's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Such an amazing and informative book about the family who (allegedly) fueled the opioid crisis both in the US and now abroad. The author does a great job with outlining each of these people and their motives. He certainly proves that people don’t become billionaires without exploiting others along the way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

matildak28's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

this is an incredible piece of non fiction writing — Patrick Redden Keefe is sharp and reflective, presents the facts through a deeply engaging narrative and I literally couldn’t stop listening - I listened to this non stop over the course of 3 days. This may be one of the most precise, excellent non fiction books I’ve ever read. I’ve watched a lot of documentaries about the opioid crisis in America (I’m from the UK and have no personal connection), and all of them have very limited details about the family — I feel like I have learned a lot despite already knowing a fair deal. 

Quite simply, this is incredible and this writer is nothing short of brilliant. I will be seeking out his other works immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Addiction, Drug use, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Chronic illness

kaanderton99's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Drug abuse

hayleymorrison's review against another edition

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Drug use

isaarusilor's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

neri's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

cathuluu's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Gaslighting, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Antisemitism and Suicide