(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- Join award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter's book Rehab: An American Scandal on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 during a virtual discussion presented by the Ocean County Library. The event begins at 2:00pm.
In this book, Walter exposes the country’s failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry. Today, more people have access to treatment than ever before. So why isn’t it working? The answer is that in America – where anyone can get addicted – only certain people get a real chance to recover. Despite record numbers of overdose deaths, our default response is still to punish, while rehabs across the country fail to incorporate scientifically proven strategies and exploit patients.
Rehab tells the real stories of four people who represent the failures of the rehab-industrial complex, and the ways our treatment system often prevents recovery.
Registration is required for this free program. To register, click here, call 732-349-6200, or stop by your local OCL branch.
Shoshana Walter is a reporter for the Marshall Project covering the criminal justice system. Her reporting has been honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring. Her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, in newspapers, and on NPR stations nationwide.
Barbara Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, essayist, and poet. Her works include The Poisonwood Bible, Demon Copperhead, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.
Rehab: An American Scandal is available in various formats for free for OCL cardholders. To request your copy, visit tinyurl.com/RehabOCL, or call or stop by your local OCL branch.
