Fentanyl, Inc. by Ben Westhoff (English) Paperback Book

Description: Fentanyl, Inc. by Ben Westhoff A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARAn undercover investigation into the synthetic-drug epidemic.An undercover investigation into the synthetic-drug epidemic.A new group of chemicals is radically transforming the recreational-drug landscape. Known as novel psychoactive substances (NPS), they range from so-called legal highs like Spice, to synthetic opioids - most famously, the deadly fentanyl.Designed to replicate the effects of established drugs like cocaine, ecstasy, marijuana, and heroin, NPS are synthesised in laboratories. They are cheap to produce and easy to transport. They are also extremely potent and often deadly. Originally developed for medicinal purposes, and then hijacked by rogue chemists, who change their molecular structures to stay ahead of the law, these chemicals effects can be impossible to predict. What we do know is that they have triggered the biggest drug epidemic that America has ever seen, and which is now spreading internationally.In Fentanyl, Inc., award-winning journalist Ben Westhoff goes undercover to investigate the shadowy world of synthetic drugs - becoming, in the process, the first journalist to infiltrate a Chinese fentanyl lab. He tracks down the drug baron in New Zealand who unintentionally helped to start the synthetic-drug revolution; prowls St. Louis streets with a former fentanyl dealer to understand how the epidemic started; and chronicles the lives of addicts and dealers, families of victims, law enforcement officers, and underground drug-awareness organisers in the US and Europe. Fentanyl, Inc. is essential reading on a global calamity we are only just beginning to understand.This is an exceptionally useful and well-timed book. I hope anyone concerned about this eras new addiction epidemic will read it and put its messages to use. Ben Westhoff very skilfully combines pharmacology, politics, law enforcement, and gripping international intrigue in his account of Americas number-one public health problem. I hope Fentanyl, Inc is widely read and influential.-James Fallows, award-winning journalist and author of China AirborneDrawing material from official reports, drug databases, scores of interviews, and years of personal research, Westhoff presents an unflinching, illuminating portrait of a festering crisis involving a drug industry that thrives as effectively as it kills. Highly sobering, exemplary reportage delivered through richly detailed scenarios and diversified perspectives. STARRED REVIEW-Kirkus ReviewsThrough his courageous reporting, Ben Westhoff takes us to the heart of the problem. In Fentanyl Inc., he shines a light on the human wreckage and damage caused by the most powerful and dangerous of the opioids, fentanyl, and its derivatives. He shows us how addiction, mislabeling, purposefully or mistakenly mixed drugs lead to tragic ends. The drug is often created out of factories operating with the permission of the Chinese government. To solve this epidemic, we must understand it. Make no mistake; the fentanyl problem is a global issue. Fentanyl Inc., is a must-read, pulling the curtain back and showing us how this human tragedy occurs and how insidious and addictive a drug can be.-Katherine Tobin, PhD, Former Member of the U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Ben Westhoff is an award-winning investigative reporter who has covered stories ranging from gangland Los Angeles to Native American blood feuds to government corruption. He has written at length about music and culture, his entry point to the world of synthetic drugs, in Rolling Stone, the Guardian, Village Voice, Vice, Oxford American, the Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. He is the author of two previous books- Original Gangstas- The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap (Hachette, 2016), and Dirty South- Outkast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop (Chicago Review Press, 2011). Promotional A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR An undercover investigation into the synthetic-drug epidemic. Review Quote A fascinating book. Promotional "Headline" A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR An undercover investigation into the synthetic-drug epidemic. Details ISBN192584952X Author Ben Westhoff Pages 368 Year 2019 ISBN-10 192584952X ISBN-13 9781925849523 Format Paperback Publication Date 2019-10-01 Imprint Scribe Publications Place of Publication Carlton North Country of Publication Australia Publisher Scribe Publications Language English Narrator Simon Russell Beale Illustrator Stephen Marchesi Birth 1927 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. 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