Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Título: American overdose : the opioid tragedy in three acts / Chris McGreal. Formato: Book Autor: McGreal, Chris, author. Edición: First edition. Editorial, Fecha: New York : PublicAffairs, 2018. Descripción: xv, 316 pages ; 25 cm Resumen: 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. Temas: 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 Notas: Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index. Contenido: 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) Otro número: 1039238075 Número de control: 3652036 Disponibilidad en sistema: 18 N.º de artículos del sistema en: 18 Reservas vigentes: 0 N.º de artículos locales: 1 N.º de artículos locales en: 1 Reservas de cursos: 0 Hacer solicitud Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Available?' section below. Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Buscar en el mapa Sugerencias y más Imagen de portada ampliada Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1