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In this worthy follow up to his phenomenal Dreamland, Quinones explores the rise of meth and fentanyl in the US. This book does not feel as deeply researched, but he personalizes it with stories and I definitely learned a lot.

A follow up to “Dreamland,” this book examines the next stages of the opioid epidemic with a spotlight on the introduction of crystal meth/P2P, fentanyl and other synthetic drugs into communities that were already reeling from the OxyContin crisis. There‘s a lot of important and useful info in here, although many of the chapters read like standalone essays so the narrative meanders at times.
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Prompt: I‘m an Outcast

What was done so brilliantly in his prior book on the opiate epidemic, Dreamland, fell flat here. He broadened his scope to include sugar 🤷🏻‍♀️ and meth in addition to fentanyl/OxyContin as addictive substances. The sugar especially was tacked on and caused the book to lose more focus on what was ultimately a book more about meth. Overall, I‘d say C+ needs refinement. #audiobook

I‘m about to throw some shade.

In this book, there is a “triumphant” story about a pregnant woman who was mostly brain dead (but still partially responsive), who was kept alive at a great facility with music and caring nurses while she was pregnant, but after she delivered, she was sent to a literal ****hole where she was left alone covered in her own feces.

Now tell me, why was her life only valuable while she was pregnant?? ⬇️

It‘s not quite #NewReleaseTuesday yet, but I thought I‘d share a couple of last week‘s that I picked up through the week on audible. Tagged ⬆️ and ⬇️.

I loved Dreamland by Quinones, so when I saw he wrote about the opiate crisis again, I had to pick it up.

Dog might be a difficult read as it deals with the really hard topics of child sex abuse and parental involvement, but it looks to be dealt with in a very creative way. We‘ll see…

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