The book recounts an exchange between Mr Holder, his aides and a dea official.

这本书讲述了霍尔德先生、他的助手和一名死刑官员之间的交流。

The bill, which passed without objection, crippled the dea's ability to police the abuse of prescription opioids.

该法案在没有异议的情况下获得通过，削弱了 dea 监管处方阿片类药物滥用的能力。

But it is a small band of scrappy agents and lawyers at the Drug Enforcement Administration (dea) who are the backbone of the narrative.

但它是缉毒局 (dea) 的一小群斗志旺盛的特工和律师，他们是故事的主心骨。

Politicians in Congress, even some from the worst-afflicted states, accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from lobbyists for pharmaceutical firms. Some sponsored legislation devised by a former dea agent-turned-lobbyist, who knew how to stymie his former employer's efforts.

国会的政客，甚至一些来自受灾最严重的州的政客，都接受了制药公司游说者提供的数千美元竞选捐款。一些由一位前代理人转为游说者设计的赞助立法，他知道如何阻碍他的前雇主的努力。