Prescription For Pain - Philip Eil

An Obsessive True Crime Investigation Of A Bizarre And Unlikely Perpetrator, Whorsquo;s Serving The Opioid Epidemicrsquo;s Longest Term For Illegal Prescriptions Four Life Sentences Written In The Tradition Of Ill Be Gone In The Dark And True Crime Addict, Combining Dopesicks Heart Rending Portrayal Of The Epidemics Victims With Empire Of Pains Examination Of Its Perpetrators This Haunting And Propulsive Debut Follows A Journalistrsquo;s Years-long Investigation Into His Fathers Old Classmate: Former High School Valedictorian Paul Volkman, Who Once Seemed Destined For Greatness After Earning His Md And His Phd From The Prestigious University Of Chicago, But Is Now Serving Four Consecutive Life Sentences At A Federal Prison In Arizona. Volkman Was The Central Figure In A Massive Pill Millrdquo; Scheme In Southern Ohio. His Pain Clinics Accepted Only Cash, Employed Armed Guards, And Dispensed A Torrent Of Opioid Painkillers And Other Controlled Substances.