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American pain, how a young felon and his ring of doctors unleashed America's deadliest drug epidemic, John Temple

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American pain, how a young felon and his ring of doctors unleashed America's deadliest drug epidemic, John Temple

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-283) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American pain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919068162

Responsibility statement

John Temple

Sub title

how a young felon and his ring of doctors unleashed America's deadliest drug epidemic

Summary

The king of the pill mills was American Pain, a mega-clinic that served as a prototype for the rest. From a pristine former bank building, doctors distributed massive quantities of oxycodone to hundreds of customers a day, mostly traffickers and addicts who came by the vanload. Inked muscle-heads ran security, greeting the morning rush of pill poppers with cries of Welcome to the dope hole! Strippers and high-priced hookers operated the pharmacy, counting out pills and stashing cash in garbage bags

Target audience

adult

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