Sam Quinones
Sam Quinones is an American journalist and author, best known for his investigative reporting on drug addiction and the opioid crisis in the United States. His book, 'Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic,' explores the roots and impacts of the opioid epidemic, including the rise of fentanyl and its devastating effects on communities. Quinones' insightful work has shed light on the complexities of addiction and the societal factors contributing to the crisis.
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Sam Quinones discussed how the discovery of fentanyl changed North America.
Opioid deaths have declined sharply in Canada. These five factors help explain why
Canada· 2026-01-30
Sam Quinones is the author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic and The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth.
How the ‘discovery’ of fentanyl changed North AmericaCanada· 2025-08-02
Sam Quinones is a writer who covers music and the drug trade in Mexico and California.
First Trump targeted Mexico’s drug cartels. Now it’s the musicians who sing about them
United States· 2025-05-04
Sam Quinones describes Paul Janssen as 'among the most fertile scientific minds of the 20th century.'
How fentanyl became the king of street drugsCanada· 2025-03-15
