{"product_id":"9781619022911","title":"Generation Rx: A Story of Dope, Death, and America's Opiate Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAs the opiate epidemic takes an increasingly strong hold on American families, Erin Daly’s investigation into what happened to her younger brother is as important as ever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat had happened to my baby brother? How did a tiny little pill shatter our family? When did we first begin losing Pat?\u003c\/i\u003e These are the harrowing questions that plagued Erin Marie Daly after her youngest brother Pat, an OxyContin addict, was found dead of a heroin overdose at the age of twenty. In just a few short years, the powerful prescription painkiller had transformed him from a fun-loving ball of energy to a heroin addict hell-bent on getting his next fix. Erin set out on a painful personal journey, turning a journalistic eye on her brother’s addiction; in the process, she was startled to discover a new twist to the ongoing prescription drug epidemic. That kids are hooked on prescription drugs is nothing new; what is new is how a generation of young people playing around with today’s increasingly powerful opioids are finding themselves in the frightening grip of heroin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a new introduction and updated notes, \u003ci\u003eGeneration Rx\u003c\/i\u003e explores what the opiate epidemic is doing to our youth, and just how inextricably tied OxyContin and Heroin really are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47037960585456,"sku":"9781619022911","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619022911_p0.jpg?v=1763858391","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619022911","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}