Sean Quigley, 31, a white male volunteer firefighter from Floral Park on Long Island, had been wrestling with opioid addiction for years when his life narrowed to a grim rhythm of doctor visits, prescriptions, and the quiet deterioration of his health. By 2017, records described him as seriously ill—retaining fluid, losing significant weight, and showing signs consistent with liver failure—yet he was still being seen month after month by a Nassau County physician, Dr. George Blatti.
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