Pain killer : an empire of deceit and the origin of America's opioid epidemic
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New York : Random House, [2018].
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Published
New York : Random House, [2018].
Format
Book
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xii, 223 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
UPC
40028659406

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index.
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"Between 1999 and 2017, an estimated 250,000 Americans died from overdoses involving prescription painkillers, a plague ignited by the aggressive marketing of OxyContin by its maker, Purdue Pharma. Purdue, owned by a wealthy and secretive family--the Sacklers--knew early on that teenagers and others were abusing its billion dollar "wonder" drug. But Justice Department officials balked a decade ago when it came to meting out justice, allowing an opioid crisis to evolve into a catastrophe. Originally published in 2003 and hailed since as groundbreaking, Meier--in this thoroughly updated edition--reveals new and shocking information about how long the drug maker knew about OxyContin's abuse, even as it marketed it aggressively, and the way government officials passed up opportunities to protect hundreds of thousands of lives. Equal parts crime thriller, medical detective story, and business expos,̌ Pain Killer is the origin story of the opioid crisis, a hard-hitting look at how a supposed wonder drug became the gateway drug to a national tragedy"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Meier, B. (2018). Pain killer: an empire of deceit and the origin of America's opioid epidemic (Second edition.). Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Meier, Barry. 2018. Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic. Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Meier, Barry. Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic Random House, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Meier, Barry. Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic Second edition., Random House, 2018.

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