S702: The Pill Mill
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A doctor caught trading prescriptions for cash leaves a trail of bodies behind. 


A respected anesthesiologist ran a pain-management clinic on the weekends out of a basement in Flushing Queens, New York.

Each Saturday, Dr. Stan Li saw more than seventy patients a day, writing prescriptions for Oxycontin, Xanax, and other opioids.


Today's episode features Charlotte Bismuth, author of Bad Medicine


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