Pain Killer by Barry Meier
Part thriller, part medical detective story, this is the origin story of the opioid crisis in America and a rollicking insight into the ways of big pharma and the greed of business that fuelled a national tragedy.
Groundbreaking. . Pain Killer is the shocking account of the origins of today's opioid epidemic, the creators of this plague, and the way to help stop it -- Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic
Fascinating * New York Times *
Prescient . . . a landmark work of investigative journalism -- David A. Kessler, author of The End of Overeating
Powerful . . . [a] page-turning exposé * Salon *
Fascinating * New York Times *
Prescient . . . a landmark work of investigative journalism -- David A. Kessler, author of The End of Overeating
Powerful . . . [a] page-turning exposé * Salon *
Barry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times investigative reporter. He's twice won the George Polk award for Investigate Reporting. Prior to joining the New York Times in 1989, he worked for the Wall Street Journal and New York Newsday.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529356168 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529356164 |
| Title | Pain Killer |
| Author | Barry Meier |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2020-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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