The PAIN GAME
The inside, untold — and totally unexpected — history of America's overdose crisis.
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Poisoning the Well
[The bulk of our reporting for this case was filmed by Erica in 2005, about two years after it concluded. I’ve done some additional reporting on it in print, and I’m still working on it. We are going to be a bit experimental in how we publi...
The Libby Interview
I’m posting below a 10-minute excerpt from Erica’s 2004 interview with Prof. Ronald T. Libby of the University of North Florida. As I described in our introductory post The OxyContin Thing, it was Prof. Libby’s research that first inspired...
PAIN GAME Reviews
Dear PAIN GAMEers,
Those of you who have been with us since our soft launch last spring (thank you!) may not be aware that last week The PAIN GAME received two very thoughtful and powerful notices by Lynn Webster, M.D. Dr. Webster has been...
Man of Pain
[This is a companion piece to my last post, Right Too Soon, which is about Siobhan Reynolds.]
Artwork by Joanna Whysner
Everything about Sean Greenwood was big — his intellect, his body, his presence, his pain. We were classmates at St. J...
Right Too Soon
Artwork by Joanna Whysner
[Disclaimer: I have recounted some dramatic events in this piece from memory. I was unable to document them at the time, or the documentation has disappeared. They were my direct experience, except for one inciden...
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