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American Pain

How a Young Felon and His Ring of Doctors Unleashed America's Deadliest Drug Epidemic

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American Pain

Auteur(s): John Temple
Narrateur(s): Charlie Thurston
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The king of the Florida pill mills was American Pain, a megaclinic 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 trafficking rings. It includes addicts whose lives were devastated by American Pain's drugs and the federal agents and grieving mothers who labored for years to bring the clinic's crew to justice.

©2015 John Temple (P)2015 Tantor Amériques Criminalité d'entreprise Dépendance et réadaptation Troubles et maladies True Crime États-Unis Crime Floride Médecine

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"Journalism professor Temple dissects the Georges' criminal operation and documents the rise and fall of American Pain with precision and authority in this highly readable true crime account." ( Publishers Weekly)
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it's an interesting story but the same stuff goes on for a long time so it's a little repetitive. my partner started listening with only 3 hours left in the book and he followed just fine.

much longer than it needs to be

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I agree with fellow listeners that the story can feel somewhat repetitive, with many of the same events revisited throughout the book. However, “American Pain” remains a compelling listen. The novel offers a controversial perspective, shedding light on those who exploited the struggles of people with addiction for monetary gain.

The George brothers’ blatant exploitation of addicts highlights their prioritization of profit over human dignity. They mocked patients and treated addiction as a business, forcing readers to confront difficult questions about equity, ego, and morality—how society views addiction and the lengths to which some will go for personal gain.

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