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| Author | Beth Macy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Narrative nonfiction |
| Publisher | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date | 2018 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 384 pages |
| ISBN | 0316551244 |
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America is a 2018 non-fiction book by American author Beth Macy. The book covers the origin and evolution of the opioid epidemic in the United States beginning primarily with the 1996 release of the drug OxyContin, and examines its effects on small town America and the Appalachian region in particular. It was well received by critics and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology. In 2021, the book was adapted into a Hulu miniseries starring Michael Keaton.[1]
- ^ Leger, Donna Leinwand (August 22, 2022). "'Dopesick' author Beth Macy joins Washington Post reporters Higham, Horwitz for a book talk on opioid crisis, Sept. 22". The National Press Club. Retrieved May 13, 2024.