Med school dean by day; meth-head by night

How Dr. Carmen Puliafito, who bragged that med students regarded him as a "god," managed to publish 60 scholarly articles in a decade while partying so hearty defies belief, but he did it. He was finally busted because of a young female friend's OD.

From the LA Times:

A week after the hotel overdose, a witness filed an anonymous complaint through a city website urging Pasadena authorities to investigate Puliafito and the police handling of the incident, according to a copy of the complaint obtained through the California Public Records Act.

Three days later, the same witness phoned the office of USC president Nikias and told two employees about Puliafito’s role in the hotel incident. The witness spoke to The Times on the condition of anonymity.

Phone records confirm that the witness made a six-minute call to Nikias’ office on March 14, 2016, 10 days after the overdose.

A week and a half later, Puliafito resigned as dean.

An overdose, a young companion, drug-fueled parties: The secret life of a USC med school dean - LA Times

Holy crap, this guy really was a god.

That is an odd story. I wonder how much the people who run USC knew about this guy before this call, and for how long. I notice he was bringing a lot of money to the school. I suspect that because of it, more was overlooked from him than would have been overlooked from some lesser light employed by USC.

An acquaintance (who knew of dealers) once told me I'd be amazed by the identity of some of the people using meth. He said he knew of a high position person at CNN and other notable figures that use it. Apparently, it kinda serves like Adderall in helping focus and such.

At some point, of course, there's a train wreck; however, until then supposedly people can function.