"Aren't the Organs a Silver Lining?" (opens in new tab)

O'Neill, a Montreal-based writer and artist, lost her father a decade ago to a fentanyl overdose. (slLongReads)Opioids & Organs scrutinizes a "silver lining" of an ongoing addiction crisis: a rise in organ donations. At his death, O'Neill's father "was young, healthy, and well preserved," she writes. "The perfect condition for organ harvesting." It's a dubious comfort for O'Neill. In Opioids & Organs, she gives remarkable vision and voice to her unease, detailing medical advancement's histori...