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Dreamland
- The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
- Narrado por: Tom Jordan
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Bloomsbury presents Dreamland by Sam Quinones, read by Tom Jordan.
Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction.
Named on Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015—Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favourite Book of the Year—Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015—Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year—Slate.com’s 10 Best Books of 2015—Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Books of 2015—BuzzFeed’s 19 Best Nonfiction Books of 2015—The Daily Beast’s Best Big Idea Books of 2015—Seattle Times’ Best Books of 2015—Boston Globe’s Best Books of 2015—St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Best Books of 2015—The Guardian’s The Best Book We Read All Year—Audible’s Best Books of 2015—Texas Observer’s Five Books We Loved in 2015—Chicago Public Library’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2015
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 centre 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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"Does what Fast Food Nation did for fast food to black tar heroin and oxycodone.... A stunning journalistic journey that follows the history and narrative trajectories that lead to this entirely new style of cultivating drug addiction.... I just love this book." (Marc Maron)
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- How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America's Deadliest Drug Epidemic
- De: John Temple
- Narrado por: Charlie Thurston
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
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American Pain chronicles the rise and fall of this game-changing pill mill and how it helped tip the nation into its current opioid crisis. The narrative, which swings back and forth between Florida and Kentucky, is populated by a diverse cast of characters.
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Now I understand the problem
- De Amazon Customer in Sanford NC en 07-07-16
De: John Temple
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Raising Lazarus
- Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis
- De: Beth Macy
- Narrado por: Beth Macy
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
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In her gripping, necessary, and deeply humane follow-up to the New York Times bestseller Dopesick, journalist Beth Macy brings us to the next frontier of the opioid crisis, telling the story of the everyday heroes fighting to stem the tide of drug overdose in communities that are too often left to fend for themselves, and of the activists and relatives of the dead who are still struggling for accountability in America’s courts. Like the treatment innovators she profiles, Beth Macy meets the opioid crisis where it is—not where we think it should be or wish it was.
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Uncomfortable Truth—the best kind!
- De Anna en 09-01-22
De: Beth Macy
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Fentanyl, Inc.
- How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
- De: Ben Westhoff
- Narrado por: Alex Boyles
- Duración: 12 h y 38 m
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A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding government agencies that are challenged to combat it.
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The Best Current Book On the Drug Epidemic
- De Drake en 11-20-19
De: Ben Westhoff
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Empire of Pain
- The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
- De: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrado por: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Duración: 18 h y 6 m
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The prize-winning and best-selling author of Say Nothing presents a grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. Empire of Pain is a masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, exhaustively documented and ferociously compelling.
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Full Account of the Sackler Conspiracy
- De Edward Bisch en 04-13-21
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Killing Season
- A Paramedic's Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Opioid Epidemic
- De: Peter Canning
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
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When Peter Canning started work as a paramedic on the streets of Hartford, Connecticut, 25 years ago, he believed drug users were victims only of their own character flaws. Although he took care of them, he did not care for them. But as the overdoses escalated, Canning began asking his patients how they had gotten started on their perilous journeys. And while no two tales were the same, their heartrending similarities changed Canning's view and moved him to educate himself about the science of addiction.
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Anyone in public service needs to read this!
- De Ashley en 09-14-23
De: Peter Canning
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Methland
- The Death and Life of an American Small Town
- De: Nick Reding
- Narrado por: Mark Boyett
- Duración: 9 h y 24 m
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Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than in the small towns of the American heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people.
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Beautifully written, but insubstantial
- De Flavius Krakdaddius en 02-10-10
De: Nick Reding
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Canary in the Coal Mine
- A Forgotten Rural Community, a Hidden Epidemic, and a Lone Doctor Battling for the Life, Health, and Soul of the People
- De: Dr. William Cooke, Laura Ungar - contributor
- Narrado por: Tim H. Dixon
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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When Dr. Will Cooke, an idealistic young physician just out of medical training, set up practice in the small rural community of Austin, Indiana, he had no idea that much of the town was being torn apart by poverty, addiction, and life-threatening illnesses. But he soon found himself at the crossroads of two unprecedented health-care disasters: a national opioid epidemic and the worst drug-fueled HIV outbreak ever seen in rural America. Confronted with Austin’s hidden secrets, Dr. Cooke decided he had to do something about them.
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My home town is the subject of this book!
- De C Pru en 07-01-21
De: Dr. William Cooke, y otros
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Pain Hustlers
- Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup
- De: Evan Hughes
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
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John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. It was the early 2000s, a boom time for painkillers, and he developed a novel formulation of fentanyl, the most potent opioid on the market.
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Great insight!
- De Levente Sipeki en 09-02-23
De: Evan Hughes
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Dreamland
- An Autobiography
- De: Bob Lazar, George Knapp - foreword
- Narrado por: Barry Abrams
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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Bob Lazar was a brilliant young physicist that found himself employed at a top-secret facility in the middle of the desert outside Las Vegas. Under the watchful eye of the government elite, he is tasked with understanding an exotic propulsion system being used by an advanced aerospace vehicle he is told came from outer space. The stressful work and long, odd hours start to wear on Bob and he becomes concerned for his safety. He tells his wife and a couple close friends about what he's doing in the desert, and his employers find out and are furious.
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Great summary of Bob Lazar's story
- De AA en 11-03-19
De: Bob Lazar, y otros
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The Shallows
- What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
- De: Nicholas Carr
- Narrado por: Richard Powers
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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Weaving insights from philosophy, neuroscience, and history into a rich narrative, The Shallows explains how the internet is rerouting our neural pathways, replacing the subtle mind of the book reader with the distracted mind of the screen watcher. A gripping story of human transformation played out against a backdrop of technological upheaval, The Shallows will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.
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It is not consistant, so it is frustrating.
- De Adam Shields en 08-03-12
De: Nicholas Carr
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Lit
- A Memoir
- De: Mary Karr
- Narrado por: Mary Karr
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
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Lit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness - and her astonishing resurrection. Karr's longing for a solid family seems secure when her marriage to a handsome, Shakespeare-quoting poet produces a son they adore. But she can't outrun her apocalyptic past. She drinks herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled mother, reaching the brink of suicide. A hair-raising stint in "The Mental Marriott" awakens her to the possibility of joy, and leads her to an unlikely faith.
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Finally! One for the "Win" column
- De Kim en 03-22-10
De: Mary Karr
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Undoing Drugs
- The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction
- De: Maia Szalavitz
- Narrado por: Samantha Desz
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From “one of the bravest, smartest writers about addiction anywhere” (Johann Hari, New York Times best-selling author) - the untold story of harm reduction, a surprisingly simple idea with enormous power.
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Wow! An amazing amount of harm reduction info!
- De Bobbi Jensen, Criminal Justice Consultant, Educator and Reform Activist en 09-19-21
De: Maia Szalavitz
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Chasing the Scream
- De: Johann Hari
- Narrado por: Johann Hari
- Duración: 13 h y 8 m
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One of Johann Hari’s earliest memories is of trying to wake up one of his relatives and not being able to. As he grew older, he realized he had addiction in his family. Confused, not knowing what to do, he set out and traveled over 30,000 miles over three years to discover what really causes addiction - and what really solves it.
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Incredible
- De c.caste en 09-09-23
De: Johann Hari
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Dreamland
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- From Texas
- 08-18-23
Riveting Must Read! or listened to
Great book. Great narration. Indepth look at a problem that must be understood before it can be solved.
I purchased the Audible then the book, then bought extra copies for others.
I've never done that with any other book.
Now on my third listening on Audible I've gotten involved in my community to help by inviting a lecturer to my neighborhood association meeting.
So many young talented kids have lost their lives. This must end
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- Anonymous User
- 09-15-23
Thorough and eye opening
Sam is speaking to my hospital group today and I finally read this after it being on my TBR shelf for awhile. I was transported to my childhood in the Inland Empire and this brought understanding to the fear my parents had for me growing up there. Great insight, depth and education from this book. It will highly help me conceptualize the population I serve. Plus, I didn’t realize the author and I graduated from the same high school. That was a bonus fact!
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- Kelly Snider
- 07-28-24
Amazing!
So interesting! Very useful as a student and a receiving addict! Blessed to have the opportunity to read it
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- Cassandra
- 11-13-23
Held My Interest
I didn't realize until I was well into this book that it was actually published in 2015. I was looking for more recent books about the subject, specifically about whether big pharma will ever be held acountable. I have no regrets about purchasing the audiobook as I was hooked from the very beginning when Quinones went into depth about the micro-economy that sprang up from the small-time trafficking of black tar from conservative Mexican towns. Quinones has that rare journalistic talent of providing the reader with "who, what, where, when, how" details and at the same time hold our interest by interweaving personal stories, history and analyses.
There are many excellent reviews of this book on Amazon. I just want to point out that I found the audio version a great listen, finishing it in two days. It's also a good introduction to the "morphine molecule". I'm looking forward to learning more about how opium is different from other addictive drugs.
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- Eric G
- 06-29-24
As a future prescriber of medications
I’ve known about “Dreamland” for a while but had stubbornly pushed it off, believing I was already well-versed in the opioid epidemic through my nearly 20 years as an ER clinician. Humbly, I was wrong, and it took my professor’s encouragement to read it. This book provided a fresh and eye-opening perspective that I hadn’t fully appreciated. It highlights the importance of holistic patient care, the awareness of long-term effects, the predatory tactics drug dealers use to exploit vulnerable populations, and the marketing strategies used by drug companies.
As a future prescriber, “Dreamland” has reinforced the critical lessons about treating patients with comprehensive care and vigilance. It also made me more aware of the systemic issues contributing to the epidemic. The book, combined with my professional experiences and personal roles as a husband, father, and friend, will guide my practice. I am committed to not forgetting these lessons and to continuously educating myself to better serve my patients and community
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- WhyisthisNecessary
- 02-24-23
In-depth and comprehensive
Detailed and comprehensive discussion of the opioid epidemic from multiple perspectives. Factual versus sensationalized. Debunks many misconceptions regarding source(s) of illegal and legal opioids.
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- La Raine Kingsbury
- 02-22-24
Interesting information !
Learned a lot about history of Opioids Learned that there were many Deaths caused by misinformation !
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- Daniel L.
- 03-15-24
Stories about people who lived through this dark period makes this account relatable.
Good overall. Focus is on the victims and on the market that was exploited. The story of th Jalisco boys stands in contrast to the violent cartels documented in made for TV miniseries.
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- BG
- 06-30-22
This book is.....addictive
From the myriad of interesting characters, to the history, design, and culture of some of the most addictive drugs on the planet, and the people who use and sell them, to the narrator's soothing voice, I was hooked right from the start. This is a great book for those who want to know about opioid history in the US.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-05-24
The story is the antithesis of the dreamland sought by so many
A thoroughly researched and detailed account of the origins and legacy of the opioid crisis gripping USA. it lifts the veil of shame and secrecy which sadly does accompany the disease of addiction. There should never be secrecy or shame with the very real disease of addiction.
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