The Least of Us
2 min readFeb 15, 2022
The drug use epidemic in the United States has reached unreal levels. Deaths from drug overdoses are at all-time highs that can rival deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth, (New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021, 424 pgs, $28, $38 CAN) is a true chronicle of the effects of the opioid epidemic, fentanyl and methamphetamine usage and how these dangerous drugs have torn apart small towns, factory cities, and overcrowded population centers. Author Sam Quinones has crafted a masterful narrative that illustrates the profound effects of what started out as…