My First Byline: Philip Eil

Freelance journalist and author of "Prescription for Pain"

Photo by Cat Laine

What is your current job?

I’m a freelance journalist who has written for a bunch of different outlets including VICE, the Boston Globe, and the Nation. My debut book, Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the “Pill Mill Killer,” will be released by Steerforth Press in April 2024.

I’ve also worked for years as an adjun…