kvclements 's review for:

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

3.0

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This was a very interesting, but also very disturbing book. It delves into the epidemic of opiate overdoses sweeping through the suburban white middle class of America, a perfect storm of over-prescription and a new pizza-delivery-style style of heroin dealing from a small state in Mexico. Really amazing research and an engaging read. I found myself admiring the style with which the dealers handled and hooked customers, but was also repulsed because of the deadly product they are selling.