dr. jeffrey guy's with us. doctor, there's no way you as an individual doctor would have any idea that a patient of yours is racking up that kind of bill, would you? >> no, there would be a disconnect. but the caller does have a good point, the quantity of the medications. you're talking about a legitimate medical practice for people with chronic pain. that's what's typically done in a chronic pain clinic or cancer practices or burn practices where patients have long-term pain. this was not a legitimate relationship. >> dr. guy, i want to stay with you. one other drug we know dr. week. about one drug that one you said was, phenter mine. >> one takes you up, one takes you down. >> an appetite suppressant. michael jackson weighed 110 pounds. he certainly wouldn't need an appetite suppressant. >> it upregulates your metabolism. it's like an automobile, you can make a car rev faster. that's the idea behind this particular medication. it just gets your body running and revving. that's how these patients lose weight

dr. jeffrey guy is with us. doctor, there's no way you as a doctor, an individual doctor would have any idea that a patient of yours is racking up that kind of bill, would you? >> no, there's a disconnect. and the caller brings up a good point about the large quantity of medications, a legitimate practice of people with chronic pain, that's done in a chronic pain-type clinic or in practices like cancer practices or burn practices where patients have long-term pain. this was not a legitimate relationship. a downer, another now, phentermine, that's a downer, right? >> one takes you down, one brings you up. >> an appetite suppressant. we're hearing that michael jackson weighed 110 pounds. >> why is it an appetite suppressant. it regulates your metabolism. it's like an automobile, you can make the car rev faster. it's a drug that gets your body running and revving and that's how these patients lose weight with this medication. >> jim, before we go, i want to hit, we've heard, you and i talked about it, there could b

dr. jeffrey guy is with us. there is no way you as a doctor or an individual doctor would have any idea a patient of yours is racking up that kind of bill, would you? >> no. there would be a disconnect. the caller brings up a good point of the large quantity of the medications. you are talking about a legitimate medical practice for people with chronic pain. that is what is typically done in a chronic pain-type clinic or practices like cancer or burn practices where the patient has long-term pain. this was not a legitimate relationship. >> one other drug we know dr. week. downer. phentermine is an upper, right? >> one brings you down, the other pill brings you up, correct. >> we are seeing an appetite expressant. michael jackson weighed 110 pounds. why would he need it? >> why is it an appetite suppressant? it up-regulates your metabolism. it can make your heart rate go faster. it gets your body running and revving. that's how these patients lose weight with this medication. >> before we go, we heard, you and i