Fentanyl Nation

"Ryan Hampton's voice and advocacy is needed now more than ever. People need compassion and pragmatic solutions, not toxic stigma and criminalization."
--Elton John, founder, Elton John AIDS Foundation

"Fentanyl Nation is a compelling, insightful, and poignant book about what really caused our disastrous overdose crisis--and how to end it. Ryan Hampton helps us understand why pain treatment isn't the enemy and why the overdose death rate tripled as the medical supply was cut. To effectively fight overdose, addiction, and pain, we first need the whole story. Hampton gives us that."
--Maia Szalavitz, New York Times contributor and bestselling author of Unbroken Brain

"The United States is in a catastrophic addiction and overdose crisis, and desperately needs new solutions. Fentanyl Nation is a moving, scientifically rigorous book that offers exactly those solutions. If you love life, and want to help other people live, you should read it now."
--Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream, Lost Connections, and Stolen Focus

"Fentanyl Nation is a gripping, powerful, and profoundly useful book about a truly historic crisis. It unwinds the twisted political, cultural, and legal strands of the fentanyl story to weave a fascinating and ultimately hopeful tale. We are lucky to have Ryan Hampton's passionate and clear voice--now we need to listen, and quickly."
--Dr. Carl Erik Fisher, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Columbia University and author of The Urge

"Fentanyl Nation dives into and expertly dispels entrenched myths about drug use and addiction which have driven harmful drug policy in America for more than a century. Writing with a deep understanding of the data coupled with compassion, Ryan Hampton illuminates what most people have gotten wrong about the overdose crisis and most importantly, he leaves us with pragmatic and hopeful strategies which could save thousands of lives."
--Dr. Sarah Wakeman, MD, Senior Medical Director for Substance Use Disorder at Massachusetts General Hospital (Brigham)

"In Fentanyl Nation, Ryan Hampton sharply draws out the new drug policy landscape - illustrating stubborn tropes of old and distinctions of new. He names the divisions and continually grounds the reader in history, nuance, and hope. If you want to understand drug policy in the 21st century, this is the book for you."
--Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director at the Drug Policy Alliance

"Fentanyl Nation illuminates the overdose crisis, the complexities and failures of our drug control strategies, and the importance of reform. Those of us doing the work to save lives can support justice and a rational drug policy that connects policing to positive public health outcomes--understanding that harm reduction and saving drug users' lives are not mutually exclusive to reducing crime and disorder."
--Lieutenant Diane M. Goldstein (Ret.), Executive Director of the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)