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Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic by Barry Meier
3 reviews
mlweih's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief
thelindystone's review
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
I read this book as it was often referenced in Patrick Raden Keefe’s Empire of Pain. I did read that book first, so unfortunately, a lot of the details in this book I was already familiar with (I also grew up in Ohio during the time span of the events in this book, and witnessed much of it first hand).
Overall, this is a very informative read on the opioid crisis. If you have struggled with addiction yourself, it might be worth passing on this one. I imagine it would be difficult to read.
Overall, this is a very informative read on the opioid crisis. If you have struggled with addiction yourself, it might be worth passing on this one. I imagine it would be difficult to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use
radmartigan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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