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17/100Scholars
Author:
Charlotte Bismuth
Publisher:
Atria/One Signal Publishers
Date:
January 19, 2021
The shocking story of New York's most infamous pill-pushing doctor, written by the prosecutor who brought him down in a landmark and precedent-setting case in the fight against opioid addiction.
What The Reviewers Say
... provides detailed insight into how America’s opioid problem can be pinned not to a single moment or person but to the negligence of systems intended to improve vulnerable people’s lives, and to the indifference of people in positions of power within that system. Rather than placing the blame on a definitive cause, this knowledgeable account emphasizes overarching systemic failures, rooted in the greed of those who are meant to 'do no harm.'.
The author reveals opioid giant Purdue Pharma’s 'relentless, misleading, and highly effective' marketing campaign and provides chilling details of the raging epidemic their efforts helped fuel.
In this dramatic true crime debut, attorney Bismuth recounts her role as a member of New York City’s Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor in helping to convict doctor Stan Li of manslaughter in 2014.
