title: Generation Rx: A Story of Dope, Death, and America's Opiate Crisis
author: Erin Marie Daly
description: <div>"<I>Generation RX</I> is a harrowing account of the busted lives, splintered relationships, and broken spirits of those who abuse drugs and the people who love these addicts." &mdash;<I>Booklist</I><br><BR>"This gripping memoir, enhanced by statistics and other stories of addiction, reveals the devastating human cost of failure to face the consequences of the epidemic spread of drug abuse." &#151;<I>Kirkus</I><BR></div>
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  ## [Dedication](9780062840370_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-1)
  
  
  **“All water has a perfect memory and is forever**
  
  
  **trying to get back to where it was.”**
  
  
  **—Toni Morrison**
  
  
  **To the victims, to the survivors, to the bravehearted,**
  
  
  **to the girls who grew up too fast . . .**
  
  
  **we believe you.**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ******CONTENT WARNING** **:**
  
  
  **mentions of sexual abuse, rape, assault, child abuse, kidnapping, and
  addiction to opioids**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [_P_ _a_ _rt One_](9780062840370_Contents.xhtml#rpart1)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## [_Chapter 1_](9780062840370_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-2)
  
  
  ## [**Beet Juice**](9780062840370_Contents.xhtml#r_idParaDest-2)
  
  
  _NOW_
  
  
  When I awake, I am eye-level with a puddle of beet juice soaked into the
  carpet, soft fibers cushioning my cheek. The beet juice is dark, thin, dried
  sticky between my fingers.
  
  
  Damn, I have to pee.
  
  
  I roll ove