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. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland. Quinones explains how the rise of the prescription drug OxyContin, a miraculous and extremely addictive painkiller pushed by pharmaceutical companies, paralleled the massive influx of black tar heroincheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel.
Introducing a memorable cast of characterspharmaceutical pioneers, young Mexican entrepreneurs, narcotics investigators, survivors, teens, and parentsDreamland is a revelatory account of the massive threat facing America and its heartland.
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. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland. Quinones explains how the rise of the prescription drug OxyContin, a miraculous and extremely addictive painkiller pushed by pharmaceutical companies, paralleled the massive influx of black tar heroincheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel.
Introducing a memorable cast of characterspharmaceutical pioneers, young Mexican entrepreneurs, narcotics investigators, survivors, teens, and parentsDreamland is a revelatory account of the massive threat facing America and its heartland.
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic: Young Adult Adaptation
224Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic: Young Adult Adaptation
224Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781547601318 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury USA |
Publication date: | 07/16/2019 |
Pages: | 224 |
Sales rank: | 1,038,509 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d) |
Age Range: | 12 - 17 Years |