Bad Medicine by Charlotte Bismuth

*Disclosure of material connection- I received the book in exchange for my honest thoughts. I was not required to write a positive review and all opinions stated are 100% my own. 

About the book-

In 2010, a brave whistleblower alerted the police to Dr. Stan Li’s corrupt pain management clinic in Queens, New York. Li spent years supplying more than seventy patients a day with oxycodone and Xanax, trading prescriptions for cash. Emergency room doctors, psychiatrists, and desperate family members warned him that his patients were at risk of death but he would not stop.

In Bad Medicine, former prosecutor Charlotte Bismuth meticulously recounts the jaw dropping details of this criminal case that would span four years, culminating in a landmark trial. As a new assistant district attorney and single mother, Bismuth worked tirelessly with her team to bring Dr. Li to justice. Bad Medicine is a chilling story of corruption and greed and an important look at the role individual doctors play in America’s opioid epidemic.

My thoughts- 

This book was really intense. I am always interested in true life stories and this one is comprised of so many people's lives. Sadly, these aren't good stories or good memories. This was an intense read about the trial of Doctor Stan Li. Charlotte Bismuth takes you through the trial and most of what is shared will infuriate you. It angers me, especially because my husband is a physician, that anyone took the oath to "do no harm" and then proceeds to willingly and knowingly abuse his power to write prescriptions to people who were  most vunerable and took advantage of them. This book isn't for the faint of heart, but if you like books about medicine or true life courtroom dramas, then this is definitely the book for you.