The Addict by Michael Stein

Tell Me Where It Hurts

An Uncommonly Caring Doctor Points a New Way Out of Addiction

By Francine Prose
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the April 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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Francine Prose reviews The Addict by Michael Stein, a doctor's exploration of new methods designed to curb addiction to prescription pain killers.

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