![]() ![]() ![]() Overtreatment with painkillers became the norm. Macy tries to answer a grieving mother’s question – why her only son died – and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need. Evidence of its capacity to enslave its users was suppressed. From distressed small communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs and once-idyllic farm towns, this powerful and moving story illustrates how a national crisis became so firmly entrenched.Īt the heart of the narrative is a large corporation, Purdue – whose owners are celebrated for their sponsorship of art galleries and museums – that targeted areas of the country already awash in painkillers and encouraged small town doctors to prescribe Ox圜ontin, a highly addictive drug. ![]() Blurb :īeth Macy takes us into the heart of America’s struggle with opioid addiction. ![]()
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