Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Title: American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts / Chris McGreal. Format: Book Author: McGreal, Chris, author. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : PublicAffairs, 2018. Description: xv, 316 pages ; 25 cm Summary: Describes how the current opioid crisis was driven by greed, incompetence, and indifference and exposes the pharmaceutical industry's control of the healthcare system and how the FDA was duped into pushing painkillers. Subjects: Opioid abuse -- United States -- History. Chronic pain -- Treatment -- United States. Drug abuse -- United States. Analgesics -- United States. Epidemics. Other title: Opioid tragedy in three acts Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index. Contents: Introduction: an epidemic foretold -- Dealing. The undertaker ; Junk science ; Pilliamson ; The sales pitch ; What they knew ; Investigation ; Vital sign -- Hooked. A loaded gun in the suicide ward ; Paying to play ; Pursuit ; The silence ; Pushback ; Sounding the alarm ; Kermit ; A free pass ; The end of days -- Withdrawal. The public health ; Russian roulette ; Dodging torpedoes ; The national nightmare ; Guilt. LCCN: 2018025909 ISBN: 9781610398619 (hardcover) 1610398610 (hardcover) Other Number: 1039238075 Control Number: 3652036 Total Owned in SHARE 18 # Available: 18 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Course Reserves: 0 Request It Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Available? Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1