Summary of Beth Macy’s Dopesick

Summary of Beth Macy’s Dopesick

By Falcon Press
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Summary of Beth Macy’s Dopesick details the explosion of OxyContin use in Appalachia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the widespread heroin addiction that ensued when medical providers began restricting access to prescription opioids in the late 2000s and 2010s. Journalist and author Beth Macy, who once worked as a reporter in Roanoke, Virginia, traces the efforts of local activists, doctors, law enforcement officials, and parents to combat opioid dependence...