{"product":{"product_id":"1620402505","title":"Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic","price":"55.02","image_url":"https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41s6VtsswKL._SL500_.jpg","url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/1620402505"},"comments":[{"body":"A big difference between Oxy and Vicodin is that Vic is harder to abuse because it contains Tylenol (acetominophen), and taking too much causes liver damage. Still addictive- it's an opiate- but Oxy is straight hydrocodone. Snortable, injectable, and for a long time,  available in very high doses (up to 160mg pills).  \r\n\r\nCurrently reading a *great* book on the subject: [Dreamland](http://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1620402505).  It details the rise of Oxy epidemic with the concurrent introduction of Mexican black tar heroin. Terrifically written, too.  \r\n","subreddit_name":"TrueReddit","author":"MonkeyPilot"},{"body":"Currently reading a great book on the subject: [Dreamland](http://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1620402505). It details the rise of Oxy epidemic with the concurrent introduction of Mexican black tar heroin. Terrifically written, too. Reads like a novel. Highly recommended. \r\n\r\n","subreddit_name":"TrueReddit","author":"MonkeyPilot"},{"body":"Heartbreaking read, right here:\r\n\r\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1620402505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1455302574\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=dreamland\r\n\r\nThe extent to which doctors were *pressured* to aggresively treat pain, with painkillers that bad data, badly interpreted, were alleged to carry \"a less than 1% risk of addiction.\" ","subreddit_name":"news","author":"reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed"},{"body":"For anyone interested in the subject but too lazy to read a book ([Dreamland](https://www.amazon.ca/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1620402505/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;qid=1505690566\u0026amp;sr=8-1\u0026amp;keywords=dreamland) is excellent), listen to the 2-part Dollop series on Opium in the US ([1](https://thedollop.libsyn.com/280-opium-in-the-us-part-1) and [2](https://thedollop.libsyn.com/281-opium-in-the-us-part-2)). This issue represents the prototypical intersection of capitalist greed and human frailty. It was not an accident.","subreddit_name":"ChapoTrapHouse","author":"Foxxie"},{"body":"[Dreamland by Sam Quinones](http://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1620402505) is a pretty good book on the topic, for those interested.","subreddit_name":"IAmA","author":"wighty"},{"body":"Yep! We're looking at that, too. We were really inspired [by this book](http://www.amazon.com/Dreamland-True-Americas-Opiate-Epidemic/dp/1620402505) which focuses on the Ohio River Valley a lot.\r\n\r\nBut Broward County is definitely on our radar.","subreddit_name":"opiates","author":"bestregard"}]}