Book #9: Pain Killers: An Empire of Deceit and the Origins of America’s Opioid Epidemic, Barry Meier
The history of medicine is marked by epidemics known for killing vast numbers of people. Today we are living through one of these epidemics. But this time it is an epidemic of our own making… The Opioid Epidemic. Tens of thousands of people are dying each year in America due to overdoses or complications of opiates. In this book, Barry Meier documents the history of pain medications in America and the role that Purdue Pharma in exacerbating the opiate epidemic through the creation and marketing of its hit drug, OxyContin. This is a must needed read for medical and non-medical people.
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