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A good portion of this book speaks about the addiction crisis in the Appalachian region. I currently live in the Lower Appalachian region, and I can certainly testify to there being a massive opioid issue here. (And also meth...a whole lot of meth.) There are many reasons people use drugs, and I have no business judging anyone for that. It is sad that people were given drugs for legitimate reasons, and people got addicted. Addiction can absolutely ruin the lives of everyone it touches, and it is really tragic that this is such a prevalent issue in modern society.
Another interesting point this book made was about the Purdue Pharma company, which was owned by the Sackler family. The family has often been lauded for their philanthropy. They have donated an exceptional amount of money to the arts, however, that money was generated at a great cost. Obviously, pain medication is necessary for various things, but the fact that the level of addictiveness was not accurately represented is really shameful. So many doctors pushed these drugs without realizing or caring about what would happen to their patients. This has snowballed into a whole lot of problems, such as doctor shopping, illegal drug transactions, addiction, and death via overdose/accidents related to use. I think the fate of Purdue Pharma and the backlash that the Sackler family endured was a small justice compared to the cost in lives ruined due to their deliberate misleading and pushing of these drugs.
This book was not on my list of selected books for my reading challenge this year, but the summer reading program is going on at the local library, and I wound up checking this out when I took my kids to sign up. I have had this book on my list for a while, so I am glad to finally get around to reading it. This is a good reading companion to Empire Of Pain, which I read not terribly long ago. This was a really thought provoking and education book, and very well researched. If you are interested in this topic, I would strongly suggest reading this book, as well as Empire Of Pain.
Another interesting point this book made was about the Purdue Pharma company, which was owned by the Sackler family. The family has often been lauded for their philanthropy. They have donated an exceptional amount of money to the arts, however, that money was generated at a great cost. Obviously, pain medication is necessary for various things, but the fact that the level of addictiveness was not accurately represented is really shameful. So many doctors pushed these drugs without realizing or caring about what would happen to their patients. This has snowballed into a whole lot of problems, such as doctor shopping, illegal drug transactions, addiction, and death via overdose/accidents related to use. I think the fate of Purdue Pharma and the backlash that the Sackler family endured was a small justice compared to the cost in lives ruined due to their deliberate misleading and pushing of these drugs.
This book was not on my list of selected books for my reading challenge this year, but the summer reading program is going on at the local library, and I wound up checking this out when I took my kids to sign up. I have had this book on my list for a while, so I am glad to finally get around to reading it. This is a good reading companion to Empire Of Pain, which I read not terribly long ago. This was a really thought provoking and education book, and very well researched. If you are interested in this topic, I would strongly suggest reading this book, as well as Empire Of Pain.