Sam Quinones

Sam Quinones's new book is Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic. From his interview with NPR Morning Edition host Renee Montagne:RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: ....Since 2001, the number of Americans who die annually from heroin has risen fivefold, according to the National Institutes of Health. The number of those who die each year from painkillers, like OxyContin, has more than doubled