The Painkiller Paradox: From Ancient Cures to Modern Addiction: The Hidden History of Relief, Addiction, and the Human Cost of Numbing Pain - Couverture souple

Vale, K. Radouane

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ISBN 13 : 9798294551186

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

A gripping journey through the history of pain—and the medicine that promised to end it.
For thousands of years, humanity has feared one thing above all: pain. From ancient Assyrian incantations and opium rituals to modern pharmaceuticals and the opioid epidemic, The Painkiller Paradox explores how our desire to kill pain shaped civilizations—and how that same desire nearly destroyed them.
With sharp storytelling and chilling clarity, Radouane Vale weaves together science, history, politics, and human tragedy to show how painkillers transformed from healing tools to addictive traps. This book uncovers:

• How ancient cultures understood pain as both curse and teacher
• The birth of morphine, heroin, and OxyContin—and the myths that sold them
• Why Big Pharma profited while millions suffered
• The real reasons we take painkillers (hint: it's not just physical pain)
• What the future of pain treatment could—and should—look like

Perfect for readers of Sapiens, The Body, or Empire of Pain, this book is both an education and a revelation. It asks urgent questions: What are we really trying to numb? And at what cost?
If you’ve ever popped a pill, treated pain, or questioned our medical system, The Painkiller Paradox will change the way you think—about suffering, about healing, and about what it means to be human.
Thought-provoking. Haunting. Unforgettable.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798294551186
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 52
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