How long does it take to read Dopesick?
Beth Macy
Dopesick by Beth Macy takes about 7 hours 20 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 7 hours 20 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2018. 400 pages, about 110,000 words.
15 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 12 hours 13 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 35 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Chronicles America's more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction, from the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, through the spread of addiction in distressed communities in Central Appalachia, to the current national crisis.
Subjects: Opioid abuse, Medication abuse, Oxycodone, Oxycodone abuse, Drug abuse, Pharmaceutical industry
