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geneluigi's review against another edition
5.0
Unputdownable
This is the first book I read about narcotics addiction. Got me hooked to the subject. Meier's writing style makes it easier for laypeople to understand some basic concepts about how these drugs function and where its addictive properties lie.
It's also a great book to get a bit of knowledge on pharmaceutical marketing, something you don't intentionally think too often.
This is the first book I read about narcotics addiction. Got me hooked to the subject. Meier's writing style makes it easier for laypeople to understand some basic concepts about how these drugs function and where its addictive properties lie.
It's also a great book to get a bit of knowledge on pharmaceutical marketing, something you don't intentionally think too often.
mlweih's review
dark
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief
jansbookcorner's review against another edition
4.0
An older book but still an interesting history looking at several “players” that contributed to the abuse of OxyContin. Well written.
alexandrabree's review
5.0
2022 : I really love how there is small snippets from the lives of those addicted and those impacted but this book focuses largely on the pharmaceutical, medical and corporate forces driving the epidemic.
This book doesn't go into as much detail as other books that I have read but it is better in several ways because it is so direct and concise. It is a short easy audiobook to get through and while this is my third time through the book in its entirety and I have reread several chapters as "stand-alone" I know I will reread this again.
This book doesn't go into as much detail as other books that I have read but it is better in several ways because it is so direct and concise. It is a short easy audiobook to get through and while this is my third time through the book in its entirety and I have reread several chapters as "stand-alone" I know I will reread this again.
alexandrabree's review against another edition
1st reading
I knew I needed to reread again in order to absorb the information properly, listened to the 7 hour audiobook with few expectations, and thought it would be more of tearjerker, personal testimony...a documentary in book format. But this was very professional journalism, a ton of facts and dates.
2nd and 3d reading physical book and ebook both borrowed from the library (thankyou parkland regional)
4th reading.
Phenomenal audiobook, also loved the netflix special.
I knew I needed to reread again in order to absorb the information properly, listened to the 7 hour audiobook with few expectations, and thought it would be more of tearjerker, personal testimony...a documentary in book format. But this was very professional journalism, a ton of facts and dates.
2nd and 3d reading physical book and ebook both borrowed from the library (thankyou parkland regional)
4th reading.
Phenomenal audiobook, also loved the netflix special.