Dreamland unravels the story of the United States' opioid crisis, from the frustrating greed and oversight that created it to the spread of these substances, while highlighting potential solutions.

The opiate crisis in the United States is one of the most serious public health concerns the nation has ever had to deal with.

Despite the constant concern and media coverage of the crisis, it doesn't seem to be improving over time, however.

Even after being described as an epidemic by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2015, the overdose death from heroin and prescription drugs haven't lowered.

Why is this crisis so hard to tackle and is it being dealt with in the right way?

In Sam Quinones' Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic, you'll find the answers to these questions and finally understand the dark history of the spread of drug addiction in one of the world's most developed nations.