On the Trail of the ‘Pill Mill Killer’: The Story Behind an Opiate-Epidemic True-Crime Saga

Crowne Plaza Warwick - Bristol A Room

Join RI freelance journalist Phil Eil for a discussion on his debut book, Prescription for Pain: How a Once Promising Doctor Became the ‘Pill Mill Killer.’ Released in April 2024, from Steerforth Press, the Columbus Dispatch called it a “riveting true-crime page-turner.” And BookPage wrote, “With Prescription for Pain, Eil joins the ranks of investigative journalists like Sam Quinones (Dreamland), Patrick Radden Keefe (Empire of Pain) and Beth Macy (Dopesick), adding a crucial piece of the puzzle to understanding an epidemic that continues to arrest the nation.”

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