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The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth

Sam Quinones

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dreamland, a searing follow-up that explores the terrifying next stages of the opioid epidemic and the quiet yet ardent stories of community repair.

Medicine & Public HealthMedicine & Public Health · medium confidenceMedicine & Public Health81 signalsLlm Classifier: Medicine & Public Health -> Medicine & Public HealthGoogle Books: Political Science -> ScienceGoogle Books: Political Science -> Politics & GovernmentDrugs, Addiction & TreatmentDisease, Epidemics & DrugsMental Health & Psychology

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2022LonglistOfficial source
National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionMajor2021FinalistSecondary source
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