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Book Synopsis: Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction
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From a small town in Mexico to the boardrooms of Big Pharma to main streets nationwide, an explosive and shocking account of addiction in the heartland of America.
In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America--addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland. With a great reporter's narrative skill and the storytelling ability of a novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together two classic tales of capitalism run amok whose unintentional collision has been catastrophic. The unfettered prescribing of pain medications during the 1990s reached its peak in Purdue Pharma's campaign to market OxyContin, its new, expensive--extremely addictive--miracle painkiller. Meanwhile, a massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel--assaulted small town and mid-sized cities across the country, driven by a brilliant, almost unbeatable marketing and distribution system. Together these phenomena continue to lay waste to communities from Tennessee to Oregon, Indiana to New Mexico.
Introducing a memorable cast of characters--pharma pioneers, young Mexican entrepreneurs, narcotics investigators, survivors, and parents--Quinones shows how these tales fit together. Dreamland is a revelatory account of the corrosive threat facing America and its heartland.
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Are you ready to delve into an explosive and shocking tale that exposes the dark underbelly of addiction in America? Look no further than "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic". Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction and named as a favorite by influential figures like U.S. Drug Czar Michael Botticelli and Nobel Prize Economics winner Angus Deaton, this is one book that will leave you breathless.
From the small town of Portsmouth, Ohio, to the boardrooms of Big Pharma, and onto the streets of communities across the nation, "Dreamland" takes you on a gripping journey through the heartland of America. Discover the riveting story of how addiction has devastated towns and suburbs alike, like an unprecedented force that the country has never seen before. This is a tale of capitalism run amok and the catastrophic collision of two narratives.
With the narrative skill of a seasoned reporter and the storytelling prowess of a talented novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together the rise of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma's miracle painkiller, with the influx of black tar heroin from Mexico's west coast. Witness how the widespread prescribing of pain medications in the 1990s coincided with the relentless marketing and distribution of highly addictive drugs. The consequences are clear, as communities across America continue to be ravaged by addiction.
Prepare to meet a memorable cast of characters, including pharma pioneers, enterprising young Mexican entrepreneurs, determined narcotics investigators, courageous survivors, and heartbroken parents. Quinones expertly connects the dots, revealing the true extent of the corrosive threat that America and its heartland face. "Dreamland" is a revelatory account that will leave you enlightened, enraged, and eager for change.
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