[mktemp-d]

A good book to read regarding this topic is "Death in Mud Lick" by Eric Eyre who was a reporter for a local newspaper in WV during the early discovery phase of the epidemic.

The book details the methods used by the drug companies to pedal these drugs into small communities, the tragic victims, and lastly the refusal of drug suppliers to admit any wrong doing. There's also a slight dose (no pun intended) of WV AG's sheer incompetence on the matter due to donations and gifts by said drug suppliers.

Super depressing book, but great read nonetheless.

[mptest]

Painkiller is a great little short series on them too. does a great job at portraying all of what you mention in a six hour tv format. it can get a little on the nose sometimes but the meat is 100% true

[checkyoursudo]

*peddle

[disillusioned]

Fun fact: early opioid deliveries were actually, in fact, almost exclusively done by bicycle!

[janalsncm]

If they used those penny farthing bicycles I’m sure they needed quite a few painkillers.