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Death in Mud Lick: A True Story of Corporate Pill Pushers in Small Town America
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Author:
Eric Eyre
Publisher:
Scribner
Date:
March 31, 2020
A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter continues his investigation into the opioid in crisis Appalachia, unfolding the story of a pharmacy in Kermit, West Virginia, that distributed 12 million opioid pain pills in three years to a town with a population of 382 peopleâand of one woman, desperate for justice after losing her brother to overdose.
What The Reviewers Say
Eyre finds a tone for his story. He writes with candor and gravity; a tensile rod of human decency braces every paragraph. He attached himself to this story the way a human fly attaches to a skyscraper, and he refused to let go.
... a highly readable account where events unfold in ticktock and the scenes are set cinematically.
Based on extensive investigative reporting.
This is an infuriating story, compellingly told, and adds another layer to the reporting of the opioid crisis laid out in Beth Macy’s Dopesick (2018). It is also a tale of compassionate people deeply wronged and a dogged journalist who won’t stand for it..
