Barry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative reporter for the New York Times and a 2002 recipient of a George Polk Award for outstanding journalism. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.
“Groundbreaking . . . Pain Killer is the shocking account of the
origins of today’s opioid epidemic, the creators of this plague,
and the way to help stop it.”—Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland:
The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic
“Prescient . . . a landmark work of investigative
journalism.”—David A. Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and
Drug Administration and author of The End of Overeating
“Fascinating.”—The New York Times
“A timely, compelling, important book.”—The Seattle Times
“A thriller.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Powerful . . . [a] page-turning exposé.”—Salon
“An absorbing indictment of the modern health-care marketing
industry, which, as depicted here, has blurred the line between
medical ‘education’ and shilling.”—Publishers Weekly
Ask a Question About this Product More... |