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Dreamland : the true tale of America's opiate epidemic / Sam Quinones.
In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland. Quinones explains how the rise of the prescription drug OxyContin, a miraculous and extremely addictive painkiller pushed by pharmaceutical companies, paralleled the massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781547601318
- ISBN: 1547601310
- Physical Description: 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: YA edition.
- Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Childrens Books, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Age: 12+ Grade 9 to 12. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild Selection. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emmaus Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmaus Public Library | YA 362.29 QUIN (Text) | 36446001995748 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
