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Ch 5 tackles stigma:

"While you may see an accidental overdose as different from a car accident, in many respects it is not," Singer writes.

"An accidental overdose happens when dangerous conditions stack up—addictive drugs marketed as nonaddictive, a lack of access to health care, or the threat of criminal prosecution if you call for help. [...] Stigma is what doctors call a “fundamental cause” of health disparities—an inescapable reason why some people die by accident and others do not."