While we're bashing the style: Is 'scrip' really what they meant in "If a patient says, ‘I want more energy,’ maybe the doctor should just write a scrip for methamphetamine"? I just checked the dictionary to confirm, and 'scrip' is definitely a financial term; surely they meant 'script'?
Or is this a situation where they flaunt common practice to be quirky, like their superfluous umlauts?
It is possible to qualify as a doctor and be unsure if the abbreviation for prescription is Px or Rx
Now you can just check on the internet but back in the day it's something that's apparently so basic and assumed that you could be too embarrassed to ask.
Or is this a situation where they flaunt common practice to be quirky, like their superfluous umlauts?