In Clarksburg, Lou Ortenzio was the first doc prosecuted for charges connected to overprescribing of narcotic pain relievers; he was the first to show residents that this was a new kind of American plague, with the drug supply not flowing from street dealers but from doctors and drug company reps. He embodied the new addict: a respected professional with a plaque on the wall, not a toothless back-alley user.
