pill mill

Noun

 * 1)  A clandestine operation where a medical worker illicitly offers prescription medication to patients in exchange for bribes.
 * 2) * 2011, Jane Musgrave, The Palm Beach Post, 4 men sentenced in pill mill scheme, link
 * Four men who helped Jeff and Chris George run their lucrative pill mills received sentences ranging from 9 months to 14 years today in federal court.
 * 1) * 2014, JB McMunn, M.D., Naked Capitalism, The Stealthy, Ugly Growth of Corporatized Medicine, link
 * Needless to say, the professional bullying from the primary care physicians (PCPs) and the [hospital] administrators to run both a pill mill and a needle jockey business was tremendous. I resisted the entire time, but god it wore me out. [From a pain specialist for a large multi-specialty group.]