Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic

by Eric Eyre

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"Death in Mud Lick" by Eric Eyre is a non-fiction investigative book that recounts the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, USA. The book focuses on the struggles of the people in the state, especially in the rural areas, who were affected by the widespread distribution of prescription opioids and the dire consequences of this epidemic. The author, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, exposes the role of big pharmaceutical companies in promoting and selling opioids in the state. The book also explores the devastating impact of opioid addiction on families and communities in West Virginia and underscores the need for more accountability and transparency in the US healthcare system.

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