Books Details
Author : John Temple Pages : pages Publisher : Tantor Audio Language : ISBN-10 :
1494568918 ISBN-13 : 9781494568917
Books Descriptions
The king of the Florida pill mills was American Pain, a mega-clinic expressly created to
serve addicts posing as patients. From a fortresslike former bank building, American
Pain's doctors distributed massive quantities of oxycodone to hundreds of customers
a day, mostly traffickers and addicts who came by the vanload. Inked muscleheads
ran the clinic's security. Former strippers operated the pharmacy, counting out pills
and stashing cash in garbage bags. Under their lab coats, the doctors carried guns,
and it was all legal . . . sort of. American Pain chronicles the rise and fall of this game-
changing pill mill and how it helped tip the nation into its current opioid crisis. The
narrative, which swings back and forth between Florida and Kentucky, is populated
by a diverse cast of characters. This includes the incongruous band of wealthy bad
boys, thugs, and esteemed physicians who built American Pain, as well as the
penniless Kentucky clans who transformed themselves into painkiller
