| | Before George Nichopoulos had his medical license revoked for
overprescribing drugs, he was the doctor of choice for performers like
Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. The 70-year-old Dr. Nick recently
petitioned Tennessee officials for the return of his license, which was
seized in 1995 after the state's Board of Medical Examiners found that
Nichopoulos had improperly dispensed potentially addictive drugs to a
variety of his patients. Here's a portion of the Tennessee order revoking
Nichopoulos's license, specifically an account of his dealings with The
Killer (identified here as "Patient J.L."). (4 pages)
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