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Dreamland

by Sam Quinones

American DreamDrug trafficOxycodoneOpioidsDrug addictionHeroin abuseNarcoticsMexico, social conditions

Sam Quinones chronicles how, over the past 15 years, enterprising sugar cane farmers in a small county on the west coast of Mexico created a unique distribution system that brought black tar heroin-- the cheapest, most addictive form of the opiate, 2 to 3 times purer than its white powder cousin-- to the veins of people across the United States.

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Book data: Open Library