2019年6月22日 星期六

Michael Bloomberg announces $50M investment to address opioid epidemic in the U.S. The Family That Built an Empire of Pain. “The first great novel of the opioid epidemic.”


小說與現實

Available in paperback on Tuesday
"The important thing is don't act like you robbed a bank.
Act like you have places to go and people to see.
Act like you love the police. 
Act like you never did drugs.
Act like you love America so much it's retarded.
But don't act like you robbed a bank.
And don't run.
The important thing is don't run."
--from CHERRY (2018) by Nico Walker
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD FINALIST
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER • ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • VULTURE • VOGUE • LIT HUB
“A miracle of literary serendipity, a triumph.” —The Washington Post
A young medic returns from deployment in Iraq to two things: the woman he loves, and the opioid crisis sweeping across the Midwest. Soon deep in the thrall of heroin addiction, he arrives at what seems like the only logical solution: robbing banks. Written by a singularly talented, wildly imaginative debut novelist, Cherry is a bracingly funny and unexpectedly tender work of fiction straight from the dark heart of America.
“The first great novel of the opioid epidemic.” —Vulture
Read more HERE: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/…/561963/cherry-by-nico…/



2018.12.5

The funds will support a first-of-its-kind partnership between states, the Centers for Disease Control, Johns Hopkins University, and other organizations to improve treatment and prevention programs, develop novel interventions, and share the most effective solutions.

HUB.JHU.EDU
New CDC figures show recent decline in U.S. life expectancy tied to record number of drug…






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An opioid addicted baby is now born every half hour. In Huntington, West Virginia, ten per cent of newborns are dependent on opioids.

NEWYORKER.COM

The Family That Built an Empire of Pain
The Sackler dynasty’s ruthless marketing of painkillers has generated billions of dollars—and millions of addicts.

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