TY - BOOK AU - McMillian,John Campbell AU - Jamison,Leslie AU - Macy,Beth AU - Saslow,Eli AU - Sullivan,Andrew TI - American epidemic: reporting from the front lines of the opioid crisis SN - 9781620975190 PY - 2019///] CY - New York PB - New Press KW - Opioid abuse KW - United States KW - Treatment N2 - A collection of reporting about the most lethal addiction crisis ever. Just a few years ago, the opioid crisis could be referred to as a "silent epidemic," but it is no longer possible to argue that the scourge of opiate addiction is overlooked. This is in large part thanks to the writings featured in this volume, which includes some of the most impactful reporting in the United States in recent years addressing the opiate addiction crisis. American Epidemic collects, for the first time, the key works of reportage and analysis that provide the best picture available of the origins, consequences, and human calamity associated with the epidemic ER -