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Book Nook: 'Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the Pill Mill Killer' by Philip Eil

a book cover that says "prescription for pain" and shows drugs
CONTRIBUTED

Last fall Philip Eil appeared on the program to discuss his book about a
doctor who is now serving time in prison for his role in
over-prescribing pills in our region a couple of decades ago. This story
is so compelling and the book is so well written that I asked Philip Eil
to do another interview when the paperback came out. It just did. We
were able to cover some areas we missed during our initial conversation.

The Book Nook on WYSO is presented by the Greene County Public Library with additional support from Washington-Centerville Public LibraryClark County Public LibraryDayton Metro LibraryWright Memorial Public Library, and Tipp City Public.

Vick Mickunas is the host of Book Nook on WYSO, which he created in 1994. He has conducted more than 1,700 author interviews, from Studs Terkel to Lee Child to John Glenn. He is a book critic for the Dayton Daily News and the Springfield News-Sun.