Pain Killer

“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

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.