Ben Westhoff, "Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic" (Grove Press, 2019)
Ben Westhoff\xa0is an award-winning investigative journalist whose best-selling 2019 book\xa0Fentanyl, Inc.: How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic\xa0(Grove Press, 2019),\xa0was one of the first to take fentanyl seriously as both a social phenomenon and a national threat. Since its release, Westhoff has become a policy expert, advising top government officials on the fentanyl crisis, and continuing to follow the story on his\xa0Substack\xa0account. The author of two previous nonfiction books and numerous articles in outlets like the\xa0Atlantic, The Guardian,\xa0and the\xa0Wall Street Journal, Westhoff\u2019s fourth book,\xa0Little Brother: Love, Tragedy, and My Search for the Truth\xa0comes out this spring.\nEmily Dufton\xa0is the author of\xa0Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America\xa0(Basic Books, 2017). A drug historian and writer, her second book, on the development of the opioid addiction medication industry, is under contract with the University of Chicago Press.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law