Inside America's Opioid Crisis
12 hard lessons for today’s drug war
$47.85
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
27 May 2026
Summary
Unmasking the Opioid Crisis: An Insider’s Account of Government Failures and a Path Forward
The opioid epidemic’s origins in Big Pharma’s corruption and its devastating impact on American families have been extensively documented. However, this book offers a unique perspective from within the agency leading national drug control efforts, revealing why government responses have fallen short and proposing concrete solutions.
Drawing on a career spanning five administrations at…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781538186411 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1538186411 |
| Author: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Bloomsbury Academic
Richard J. Baum is Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. He served as Acting Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and Executive Director of the President’s Opioid Commission (2017-2018) during his 28 years working at the agency. Baum is also a former Congressional staffer, NGO executive, and journalist. He has earned degrees in Government, National Security, and Public Administration. Raised in New York City, Baum has two adult children and resides with his wife Linda in Falls Church, Virginia.
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