With a straightforward style, this book tells what it’s like to be a syndicated medical journalist, describing both the best and the worst of times. Explaining how the experience has shaped his thinking on the grave problems facing patients and society, this inside story describes one man's battle against huge odds to legalize heroin as a means of easing the agony of terminal cancer pain. The book also details the emotional toll it took on his family when he decided to perform legal abortions, as well as how renowned organizations sometimes distort the truth.