It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read Opium by John H. Halpern
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In 2017, opioid addiction claimed nearly fifty thousand lives. Even as the overdose crisis ravages our nation, few understand how it came to be. Halpern and Blistein begin with the discovery of poppy artifacts in ancient Mesopotamia, and go on to explore how Greek physicians and obscure chemists discovered opium's effects and refined its power, how colonial empires marketed it around the world, and eventually how international drug companies developed a range of powerful synthetic opioids that led to an epidemic of addiction. More importantly, they examine how we can overcome today's overdose...
Opium by John H. Halpern is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.
This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read Opium aloud.
Opium is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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