A review by lemmyjoz
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic by Sam Quinones

dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

I will start by saying that this book contains a lot of very interesting information. It aims to uncover the dual story of big pharma and Mexican heroin dealers creating an opiate epidemic in the US. There is a lot to the story and this book seems to capture it all. That said, it's very repetitive at times and could probably be shorter and still get the same message across. I am also really irked by the authors word choice, repeatedly calling people addicted to drugs "slaves" and "junkies." It made my skin crawl. This man doesn't seem to empathize with anyone. 
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