lifeinpoetry 's review for:

Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones

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First off, there are a number of virulently fatphobic claims in this book that, for me, called the entire book into question. The book states that most opioid users are fat. Which leaves so many questions, does opioid use cause massive weight gain or is this just fatphobia? Did I miss something? He also victim blames said fat opioid users by basically saying that if they would put effort into exercising, cutting down on calories, and just lost weight then they would no longer be in pain. It's just too absurd for belief, especially considering that he mainly focused on the start of the epidemic when it wasn't common knowledge that opioids were addictive and doctors freely prescribed them to any and all.