01959cam a2200409 i 45000010011000000030006000110050017000170080041000340200018000750350015000930350022001080400008001300500022001380500024001600820016001840820015002001000028002152450113002432460078003562500019004342500044004532640047004973000029005443360026005733370028005993380027006275040067006545200619007216500020013406500014013606500033013746500035014076500026014426500026014686500030014946500025015241107423053OCoLC20191022122259.0170719s2019 nyu b 001 0deng d a9780802127433 a.b3853700x a(OCoLC)1107423053 cAJM14aML3531b.F51 2019 4aRC568.O45bW37 201904a615.78322304a362.292231 aWesthoff, Ben,eauthor.10aFentanyl, inc. :bhow rogue chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic /cBen Westhoff.30aHow rogue chemists are creating the deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic aFirst edition. aFirst Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. 1aNew York :bAtlantic Monthly Press,c2019. aviii, 341 pages ;c24 cm atextbtxt2rdacontent aunmediatedbn2rdamedia avolumebnc2rdacarrier aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 291-328) and index. a"A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of an illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding government agencies that are challenged to combat it. 'A whole new generation of chemicals is radically changing the recreational drug landscape,' writes Ben Westhoff. 'These are known as Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and they include replacements for known drugs like heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and marijuana. They are synthetic, made in a laboratory, and are much more potent than traditional drugs'"--cDust jacket. 0aDesigner drugs. 0aFentanyl. 0aOpioid abusezUnited States. 0aDrug addictionzUnited States. 0aDrug abusexFentanyl. 0aAddictionsxFentanyl. 0aDesigner drugsxFentanyl. 0aDrug trafficzChina.