Pain : A Political History.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781421413662
- 616/.0472
- RB127 .W355 2014
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction. Between Liberal Relief and Conservative Care -- 1 The Trojan Horse of Pain -- 2 Opening the Gates of Relief -- 3 The Conservative Case against Learned Helplessness -- 4 Divided States of Analgesia -- 5 OxyContin Unleashed -- Conclusion. Theaters of Compassion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
The book ends with the 2003 OxyContin arrest of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, a cautionary tale about deregulation and the widening gaps between the overmedicated and the undertreated.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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