Death in Mud Lick : a coal country fight against the drug companies that delivered the opioid epidemic /

A pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia distributed twelve million opioid pain pills in three years to a town with a population of 382 people. Debbie Preece lost her brother to opioid overdose, and was desperate for justice. Joined by a crusading lawyer and a local journalist, they uncovered a massive o...

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Main Author:	Eyre, Eric, 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Scribner, [2020]
Edition:	First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Opioid abuse > West Virginia. Drug abuse > West Virginia. Pharmaceutical industry > Corrupt practices > West Virginia. Drugs > Overdose > West Virginia. Opioid Epidemic > etiology. Opioid-Related Disorders > epidemiology. Analgesics, Opioid > supply & distribution. Drug Industry > ethics. Drug Industry > legislation & jurisprudence. Inappropriate Prescribing > ethics. Liability, Legal. Prescription Drug Misuse. West Virginia > epidemiology. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural. PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction.

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Summary:	A pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia distributed twelve million opioid pain pills in three years to a town with a population of 382 people. Debbie Preece lost her brother to opioid overdose, and was desperate for justice. Joined by a crusading lawyer and a local journalist, they uncovered a massive opioid pill-dumping scandal that shook the foundation of America's largest drug companies and won Eyre a Pulitzer Prize. Here Eyre explains how thousands of Appalachians got hooked on prescription drugs and how the citizens banded together to create positive change.
Physical Description:	xiv, 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781982105310 1982105313