The phrase "pill mills" refers to medical clinics or doctors that illegally and irresponsibly prescribe large amounts of pain medication, often without a legitimate reason or proper medical examination. Full definition
Two Doctors run their Alabama pain clinics like heartless pill mills — illegally prescribing opioids while destroying lives and pocketing millions. (cnbc.com)
When our son came of age during the height of Florida's pill mill epidemic, Oxycontin and similar pain pills flooded the halls of our middle schools and high schools, offering cheap, quick escapes for teens struggling to find themselves. (fortune.com)
He also pledged to go after companies that produce and distribute certain opioids wholesale to «pill mill» medical practices. (cnbc.com)