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• Opioid, Indiana

  Carr, Brian Allen, 1979-

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  Described as "The Catcher in the Rye for Generation Z" by Booklist Reviews, this fiction title follows 17-year-old Riggle as family tragedy forces him to relocate to a town with a terrible, all too common, vice.

• The Prescription Opioid and Heroin Crisis

  An Epidemic of Addiction

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  *Available on hoolpa* This video lecture given by Dr. Andrew Kolodny (Executive Director of Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing) explores the extent of the epidemic of prescription opioid and heroin abuse.

• The Opioid Fix

  America's Addiction Crisis and the Solution They Don't Want You to Have

  Andraka-Christou, Barbara, 1988-

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  This non-fiction title tells the true "stories of people in recovery and argues that medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, needs to be available to anyone suffering from opioid abuse."

• American Fix

  Inside the Opioid Addiction Crisis - and How to End It

  Hampton, Ryan,

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  Ryan Hampton is a national addiction recovery advocate and "describes his personal struggle with addiction, outlines the challenges that the recovery movement currently faces, and offers a concrete, comprehensive plan of action towards…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Overcoming Opioid Addiction

  the Authoritative Medical Guide for Patients, Families, Doctors, and Therapists

  Bisaga, Adam,

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  *Also available as an e-audiobook on hoopla* "Bisaga and Chernyaev provide a comprehensive medical guide for opioid use disorder (OUD) sufferers, their loved ones, clinicians, and other professionals"; examines why treating OUD is unlike…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Understanding the Opioid Epidemic

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  *Also available on Kanopy* This hour-long PBS documentary "traces the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the devastating impact these drugs are having in virtually every part of America."

• If You Love Me

  a Mother's Memoir of a Daughter's Opioid Addiction

  Cavanagh, Maureen,

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  "Maureen Cavanagh’s gripping memoir is the story of a mother who suddenly finds herself on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic as her daughter reckons with substance use disorder."

• Death in Mud Lick

  a Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic

  Eyre, Eric, 1965-

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  "An urgent and heartbreaking investigation into the corporate greed and governmental corruption that pumped millions of pain pills into small Appalachian towns" from Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette-Mail.

• American Overdose

  the Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts

  McGreal, Chris,

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  "Journeying through lives and communities wrecked by the epidemic, Chris McGreal reveals not only how Big Pharma hooked Americans on powerfully addictive drugs, but the corrupting of medicine and public institutions that let the opioid…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fentanyl Inc.

  How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic

  Westhoff, Ben,

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  "A 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."

• Pain Killer

  An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic

  Meier, Barry,

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  "Originally published in 2003 and hailed since as groundbreaking, Meier--in this thoroughly updated edition--reveals new and shocking information about how long the drug maker, Purdue Pharma, knew about OxyContin's abuse. Equal parts crime…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whiteout

  How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America

  Hansen, Helena, 1969-

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  "A critical analysis of the whiteness of the opioid crisis. Anchored in riveting first-hand narratives from three leading drug scholars--an anthropologist-physician, a policy analyst, and a drug historian--

• In Pain

  a Bioethicist's Personal Struggle With Opioids

  Rieder, Travis,

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  "A bioethicist's memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal exposes the American health care system's failures at managing the use of opioids for pain relief."

• Such Kindness

  a Novel

  Dubus, Andre, III, 1959-

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  This novel follows Tom, who is in constant pain after a bad fall and addicted to painkillers at the cost of his relationships with his wife and son when he hatches a scheme to commit convenience-check fraud.

• Dopesick

  Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America

  Macy, Beth,

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  *This listing is for e-resources. Also available as a hardcover* "Journalist Beth Macy endeavors to answer a grieving mother's question -- why her only son died -- and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need, chronicling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raising Lazarus

  Hope, Justice, and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis

  Macy, Beth,

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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"

• Under Our Roof

  a Son's Battle for Recovery, a Mother's Battle for Her Son

  Dean, Madeleine, 1959-

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  "For the first time, a Congresswoman and her son reveal how he survived a ten-year battle with opioid abuse--and what their family's journey to recovery can teach us about finding hope amidst the unspeakable."

• Lifelines

  a Doctor's Journey in the Fight for Public Health

  Wen, Leana S.,

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  "Public health expert Leana Wen gives an insider's account of public health and its crucial role-from opioid addiction to global pandemic."

• As Needed for Pain

  a Memoir of Addiction

  Peres, Daniel,

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  *Also available as an ebook* "A raw and riveting--and often wryly funny--addiction memoir from one of New York media's most accomplished editors which explores his never-before-told story of opioid addiction."

• The Wolf Wants in

  a Novel

  McHugh, Laura,

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  This novel follows Sadie "still reeling from her older brother's death and looking for answers. It isn't unusual for someone to die young in Cutler county--there have been so many overdoses in recent years. Was it possible her brother…Read moreRead more of this annotation