Pain Killer

Name: Pain Killer
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ISBN: 9781579546380

ISBN-10: 1579546382

ISBN-13: 9781579546380

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Barry Meier

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Equal parts crime thriller, medical detective story, and business expos, Pain Killer is a hard-hitting look at how a powerful painkiller touted as the salvation for millions became the prescription for a national tragedy. At its birth the legal narcotic OxyContin was a pharmaceutical industry dream, a 'miracle' drug that heralded a sea change in medical care and opened the door to vast drug company riches. It quickly unleashed a public health disaster of epic scope, touching off a trail of addiction and death. As tales of deadly overdoses made front-page and network news, doctors, narcotics agents, regulators, and lawmakers raced in, scrambling to slow the damage. Behind it all stood one of…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale
Publication date: 10/17/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Prologue: The Book of the Dead



Pill Hill



Senior Night



A War Against Pain



Magic Bullets



Chicken and Biscuits



Hot Spots



Kiddie Dope



A Tacit Understanding



The Secrets of Dendur



The Body Count



Purple Peelers



New Beginnings



The Pain Industry


Afterword


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