Philip "Read My Book" Eil
@phileil
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Journalist. Author of "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer.'" This place is cooked. Find me on Bluesky & elsewhere.
Providence, RI
Joined July 2011
Coming in April 2024, from @SteerforthPress: my debut book, "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer.'" More info (and links to various booksellers where you can pre-order) here: #CoverReveal #truecrime
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A reminder that you can mostly find me on Bluesky these days.
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This is a courageous piece of reporting from Brown U. undergrad Maya Nelson. "Over the past few years, several employees have left DPS [Brown Department of Public Safety] citing concerns about a toxic work environment and sexual harassment."
The Herald reviewed text messages, photos and internal documents and interviewed seven people who have direct knowledge of DPS’s operations. Some officers say they faced harassment by colleagues based on their gender and sexual orientation.
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RT @fentanylok: “That’s a question that I’ve been asked in the months since I released a book about my dad’s medical school classmate Paul…
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@Bing_Chris (I'm not a "DEA reporter" per se, but I did write a book about the opiate epidemic. And I did #FOIA-sue the DEA.
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@Bing_Chris Of course, the scale of the *actual* numbers of opioid-related deaths is staggering. But aggressive inflating numbers -- making up statistics, basically -- for political purposes isn't productive or helpful.
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Also, this podcast taping at @provlib was the first time that I got to meet longtime social media friend @lclemjourno in person! So that was fun.
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RT @SteerforthPress: Author @phileil of PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN on the opioid crisis and why treatment should be free on @BostonGlobe https…
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Providence's wonderful @heartleafbooks has an online pre-order sale happening right now. And I know a guy who's got a paperback coming April 1 that you can pre-order. 😎
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Re-sharing this for the weekday crowd:
My essay advocating for free treatment for opioid addiction is the cover story for the Sunday @BostonGlobe's "Ideas" section. It's always a thrill to see my work presented in print like this. Will share a link in the next tweet.
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