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shelflife 's review for:
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
Researching the opioid crises in America has got to be one of the most depressing subjects to explore. I’ve read The Empire of pain, and to be honest, was a much better book with regards to how this crises began and where to lay the blame, sackler/Purdue. However this explores how a small town in Mexico capitalized on our opioid addictions. Once the pills would stop, heroine picks up where they left off.
I also thought it was insightful how during the crack cocaine epidemic upped policing and militarizing our police for mass incarcerations in black communities. I had no idea that once drug addiction took hold of the mid west with the white kids, legislation began to be soft on crime with an attention to rehab was quite telling.
The book was uneven in places and bit jumpy here and there. It felt at times like the author just threw it all in there willy nilly without good structure but I got the point.
Empire of Pain is a more solid read in this very painful subject matter.
I also thought it was insightful how during the crack cocaine epidemic upped policing and militarizing our police for mass incarcerations in black communities. I had no idea that once drug addiction took hold of the mid west with the white kids, legislation began to be soft on crime with an attention to rehab was quite telling.
The book was uneven in places and bit jumpy here and there. It felt at times like the author just threw it all in there willy nilly without good structure but I got the point.
Empire of Pain is a more solid read in this very painful subject matter.