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A review by li3an1na4
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
4.0
An in depth account of the opioid epidemic that has hit "white middle class/rural" America.
The book hits every main player: pharmaceutical companies; doctors; pharmacists; lawyers; low level dealers; drug bosses; victims; and the family members who had to pick up the pieces - and their place in the epidemic.
We were taught about the dangers of opioids in medical school, however just a few years before they were teaching the opposite of what we know now. Pharmaceutical companies were pushing false or not well researched findings into medical clinics and schools. Insurance companies refused non-medical pain treatment methods. The Mexican rancheros were trying to achieve the American dream by selling drugs. The stigma behind it prevented families from seeking help. It was the perfect setup for the epidemic we have before us.
I did think the bouncing between all the different situations got a bit tedious. And some of it did get a bit repetitive.
However it is well researched and informative.
4 stars.
The book hits every main player: pharmaceutical companies; doctors; pharmacists; lawyers; low level dealers; drug bosses; victims; and the family members who had to pick up the pieces - and their place in the epidemic.
We were taught about the dangers of opioids in medical school, however just a few years before they were teaching the opposite of what we know now. Pharmaceutical companies were pushing false or not well researched findings into medical clinics and schools. Insurance companies refused non-medical pain treatment methods. The Mexican rancheros were trying to achieve the American dream by selling drugs. The stigma behind it prevented families from seeking help. It was the perfect setup for the epidemic we have before us.
I did think the bouncing between all the different situations got a bit tedious. And some of it did get a bit repetitive.
However it is well researched and informative.
4 stars.