Categories
Education Reading

An Opioid Quintet

My dive into five insightful books which certainly provide a foundational understanding regarding our ongoing (and horrific) opioid crisis. They are all extremely compelling to read and will certainly make a very strong impression if you have been somewhat standing on the sideline regarding this crisis.

Above all, as a sign of the modern world we live in today the ability to order opioids from a trusted dealer via the internet on mobile devices with delivery scheduled just like ordering pizza is a glaring example of the difficulties America faces to control this crisis.

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Created the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic by Ben Westhoff
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones
American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts by Chris McGreal

Each author in their unique writing are certainly providing greater insights into our opioid crisis. This is necessary since any collection of online news articles cannot dive deep enough in order for readers to understand the bigger picture.