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Philip Eil Author Visit

October 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Free

Author Philip Eil will be discussing his book, “Prescription for Pain: How a Once Promising Doctor Became the ‘Pill Mill Killer’.” This haunting and propulsive debut follows a journalist’s years-long investigation into his father’s old classmate: former high school valedictorian Paul Volkman. Volkman was the central figure in a massive “pill mill” scheme in southern Ohio. The American opioid epidemic is, like this book, a true crime story. Through this one doctor’s story, an era of unfathomable tragedy is brought down to a tangible, and devastating, human scale. This event is free and for adults. For more information, call 740-354-5688.

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Date:
October 16
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Portsmouth Public Library
1220 Gallia Street
Portsmouth, OH 45662 United States
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Phone:
(740) 354-5688