Author Talk: Fighting the Florida Shuffle with David Campbell, MD In-Person / Online
Motivated by greed, Purdue Pharma’s explosive marketing of its powerful painkiller, OxyContin, helped create the opioid epidemic that kills over 200 people every day in the United States. Federal policymakers have responded with laws that require insurance policies to cover drug treatment, but what happens when the rehab industry itself is corrupted, leading to the untimely death of individuals in their care?
Dr. Campbell will discuss how his new book - co-authored with Dave Aronberg - chronicles the ways in which vulnerable individuals seeking treatment have been exploited by profit-driven schemes that prioritize insurance payouts over patient care.
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Dr. David R. Campbell is an orthopedic surgeon and the chief medical correspondent for MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” examining systemic abuses in addiction treatment. He is a retired U.S. Army Reserve Medical Corps major, former assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Florida, and the author of “The Teen Formula: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Child Avoid Substance Abuse.”
- Date:
- Wednesday, August 6, 2025
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Mellon Room
- Campus:
- Northeast Harbor Library, 1 Joy Road, Northeast Harbor
- Audience:
- Public
- Categories:
- Public Event
