American Overdose

Chris McGreal, Faber & Faber, £12.99

Exploring drug origins, proliferation, efforts to combat problems, and the future for those caught up in the drug trade, this expose of opiates includes prescription painkillers that have left many addicted.

We meet the people who spotted the problems and tried to stop them and the rogue doctors and pharmacists who cashed in on the addiction.

OUR VERDICT 8/10