Overdose

by Benjamin Perrin

Overdose

  • ISBN-13: 9780735237889
  • Author(s): Benjamin Perrin
  • Subject: Social services & welfare, criminology
  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Group
  • Imprint: Penguin Canada
  • Publication Date: 06-01-2022
  • Format: p/b

Availability: In stock

£14.99
Life expectancies are declining in North America. Someone is dying every two hours in Canada from illicit drug overdose. Fentanyl has become a looming presence. The victims include the poor and forgotten but also professionals, students, and parents, and have remained largely invisible. But not anymore. Benjamin Perrin, a law and policy expert, shines a light in this darkest of corners - and his findings challenge many assumptions about the crisis. Not only does he unveil the many complexities of this situation, but he also offers a new way forward - one that may save thousands of lives.
About the book

Life expectancies are declining in North America. Someone is dying every two hours in Canada from illicit drug overdose. Fentanyl has become a looming presence. The victims include the poor and forgotten but also professionals, students, and parents, and have remained largely invisible. But not anymore. Benjamin Perrin, a law and policy expert, shines a light in this darkest of corners - and his findings challenge many assumptions about the crisis. Not only does he unveil the many complexities of this situation, but he also offers a new way forward - one that may save thousands of lives.