The Stairs on Billy Buck Hill

Steven Orebaugh

Fiction

A talented, devoted anesthesiologist, with a coveted academic position. A lovely, accomplished financial analyst with a glamorous social life, a high-rise apartment, and a dirty little secret. A chance encounter, a...

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A talented, devoted anesthesiologist, with a coveted academic position. A lovely, accomplished financial analyst with a glamorous social life, a high-rise apartment, and a dirty little secret. A chance encounter, a night of passion, a confessed preference for opioids…In this sordid tale of infatuation, temptation, and intoxication, Dr. Kurt McCain rises to a pinnacle of popularity and self-regard that he could not previously have imagined, only to realize that his pursuit of drug-induced euphoria has cost him nearly everything that he holds dear. His position, his profession, and his relationships with those he loves are destroyed, and the young physician finds himself at the lowest point of his life, disconsolate and alone. He must somehow summon all of his energies to overcome a dependence on opioids, while making a desperate attempt at the restoration of his practice, and for redemption in the eyes of those who care for him.

The nation is riven by a devastating epidemic that continues even as the COVID epidemic fades- opioids are killing Americans in unprecedented numbers. While physicians are often implicated among the many causes of this scourge, little attention is paid to the potential for doctors and nurses to become addicts themselves. Anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists, who administer opioids with great regularity, are among the most susceptible providers. ‘The Stairs On Billy Buck Hill,’ a 100,000- word literary novel, relates one physician’s travails as he progresses from the carefully controlled, recreational use of opioid pills, to the brazen theft of fentanyl from his patients in the operating room, a treacherous descent that leads to the destruction of his career, his social standing, and very nearly himself.

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by Steven Orebaugh
Page Count: 267
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Publish Date:  January 8, 2022
Imprint: Milford House Press
Genre: Fiction 

Fiction/Medical

Fiction/Romance/Medical

Fiction/Literary

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The Stairs on Billy Buck Hill by Steven L. Orebaugh

This fictional but overwhemingly realistic novel is pregnant with excitement, facts, suspense, and proves the author is a darn good story teller. Steven Orebaugh uses his professional experiences as a prestigious anesthesiologist to bring out the social problems caused by opioid addictions and how easily one can succumb to them. While drawing our attention to the enticements and dangers of opioids, he generously weaves a "love" story within the covers of this cannot-put-down book. I admit I am not a medical person whatsoever, but found myself Googling medical terms, hungry to satisfy my curiosity ! Steven Orebaugh certainly opened my eyes to problems I have never encountered but only heard about in the news and expertly added twists and turns to keep the reader turning the pages!. An excellent read!