Now a major TV series on Disney+ 'A shocking investigation... Dopesick is essential' The
Times 'Unfolds with all the pace of a thriller' Observer 'A deep - and deeply needed -
look into the troubled soul of America' Tom Hanks 'Essential reading' New York Times Beth
Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America's opioid crisis and explains how a nation has
become enslaved to prescription drugs. This powerful and moving story explains how a large
corporation Purdue encouraged small town doctors to prescribe OxyContin to a country already
awash in painkillers. The drug's dangerously addictive nature was hidden whilst many used it
as an escape to numb the pain of of joblessness and the need to pay the bills. Macy tries to
answer a grieving mother's question - why her only son died - and comes away with a harrowing
tale of greed and need.
