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There have been many losses during the pandemic, not least of all the record number of overdose deaths across America. While the current despair from isolation, job loss and stress has exacerbated the problem, drug addiction and overdose from illegal and pharmaceutical drugs have been a reality for decades.

Sam Quinones, the author of today’s book, is most well known for his reporting in Dreamland, a book that covers the connected stories of heroin and OxyContin addiction. Now with The Least of Us, Quinones returns with an elegant fusion of gripping personal narratives, burned-out towns, politics and neuroscience to share the pain of the people hit hardest by addiction and how we can find hope for a better tomorrow.

Addiction treatment is available. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the free and confidential treatment referral hotline (1-800-662-HELP), or visit findtreatment.gov.