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Author:
Eil, Philip, author.
Title:
PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN : HOW A ONCE-PROMISING DOCTOR BECAME THE "PILL MILL KILLER" / Philip Eil.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Steerforth Press,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
xiv, 402 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Volkman, Paul.
Physicians--Malpractice--Ohio--Cases.
Drugs--Corrupt practices.--Corrupt practices.
Medication abuse--Ohio.
Prescription writing--Moral and ethical aspects.
Physicians--Professional ethics.
Physicians--Ohio--Biography.
Notes:
2024/04/09 Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-402).
Summary:
Based on twelve years of correspondence and interviews, an award-winning journalist investigates his father's old high school classmate, Dr. Paul Volkman, who was the central figure in a massive "pill mill" scheme in southern Ohio, which led to the overdose deaths of thirteen patients and at least twenty other deaths.
ISBN:
1586423827
9781586423827
LCCN:
bl2024007282
Locations:
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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