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National book festival. Im sherry, a reporter at Washington Post and im here with patrick and eric eyre, talking about the Opioid Epidemic which has claimed the lives of 500,000 lives nationwide. The worst drug epidemic in the country. And im writing a book on the epidemic with my colleague, scott. And im thrilled to introduce you to two authors whose work and books i greatly admire. Patrick radden keefe, an Award Winning author, best seller empire of pain, the history of the dynasty. And eric eyre who won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on opioids at charleston gazelle mail, and in West Virginia is the death in mud lick, in the coal country and the opioid ep epidemic. And patrick let me start with you and the sadler family, and can you tell us about the empire of pain, and what caused you to write the book . Im honestly humbled to share a panel with you, two people who have written amazing stuff on this issue. The Opioid Crisis is so big as an issue that i feel as though different part