inside the battle to bring down the opioid industry Higham, Scott creator author. Horwitz, Sari author. text bibliography nyu 2022 First edition. monographic eng

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xiv, 400 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm "American cartel is an unflinching and deeply documented dive into the culpability of the drug companies behind the staggering death toll of the opioid epidemic. It follows a small band of DEA agents led by Joe Rannazzisi, a tough-talking New Yorker who had spent a storied 30 years bringing down bad guys, along with a band of lawyers led by West Virginia native Paul Farrell Jr. who fought to hold the drug industry to account in the face of the worst man-made drug epidemic in American history. It is the story of underdogs prevailing over corporate greed and political cowardice, persevering in the face of predicted failure, and how they found some semblance of justice for the families of the dead with the most complex civil litigation in American history."-- adult Scott Higham and Sari Horwitz. Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-385) and index. n-us--- United States. Drug Enforcement Administration. Pharmaceutical industry United States Opioid abuse United States Drug control United States 338.4/76151 9781538737200 2021053699 220629 20220928105253.0 1333703033