‘Demon Copperhead’ Profits Built a Rehab Center - Addiction/Recovery eBulletin

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Feb. 7, 2025 – Barbara Kingsolver has put royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery. When she was writing “Demon Copperhead,” a novel exploring the devastating effects of the opioid crisis in Appalachia, she was doubtful that people would want to read about such a grim subject.

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