A review by itmustbemiriam
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

Oof, this was such a tough but necessary read. The opioid crisis has been around for as long as I can remember, but seeing how it started makes me simultaneously angry and sad. So many people knew for such a long time that this was a problem, while pharma companies and doctors just continued to line their pockets. One of my favorite parts was the interviews with many different addicts, humanizing the crisis and giving a face and backstory to the addicted we may see or know. Really well written and deeply researched, this book is a must-read.