Archive for: February 2006

[Dr. Rottschaefer's] Drug Verdict Fought (full text) Jason Cato; Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 2006-02-28 “‘The same rule and statute that the attorney general was interpreting wrong in Oregon is the same rule and standard that is being interpreted wrong in Pennsylvania,’ said [defense …

U.S.A. v. Dr. Ronald McIver - Brief Reply of the Appellant (PDF) John P. Flannery, II; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; Record Number 05-4884; Filed: 2006-02-24. See also: Addendum: The Sad History of Mr. Shealy - with …

Jurors: Knox Was Not at Fault (full text) Lindsey Nair; The Roanoke Times; 2006-02-24. Posted: 2006-02-24. Excerpt: “Because Tisdale was on the same dosage of methadone for more than a year, [Duke pharmacist] Latta said, he should not have suddenly died of …

Research on Ultra-rapid (anesthesia-assisted) vs. Rapid (buprenorphine or clonidine assisted) Detox for Heroin (full text) Eric D. Collins, Herbert D. Kleber, Robert A. Whittington, Nicole E. Heitler, JAMA, 294:903-913, 2005. “[Withdrawal] severities were comparable… [no differences] in rates of completion [or] …

Drug Crime Is a Source of Abused Pain Medications in the U.S. (full text) D.E. Joranson and A.M. Gilson, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 30(4): 299-301, 2005. “[Theft] is an important source of prescription opioids diverted into the illicit …

Evidence for Controlled Heroin Use? (full text) Shewan and Dalgarno, British J. Health Psychology, 2005. Posted: 2006-02-17. Comment (DeLuca): In this study, subjects had occupational and educational status comparable to that of general UK pop. Ongoing problems were rare; heroin was not …

Dr. Mikuriya’s Appeal: a Last Minute Twist (full text) Fred Gardner; Counterpunch,; 2006-02-11. “There has been a division of prosecutorial labor, with the state going after the docs and the feds going after the growers and providers. They all claim …

Richard Paey’s Defense Attorney, John Flannery, Addresses the Court (Transcript excerpt) Florida Appeals Court; 2006-02-07. Fragment: “The government spent months trying to find evidence that he had ‘trafficked’. But they found none. Because there is none. Nevertheless, Richard stands convicted …

Boone Brief Responds to Government Motion to Dismiss Her Civil Action Based on Wrongful Prosecution (PDF) Boone v. U.S.; Civil Action No. 7:06CV00006; 2006-02-10. Comment (DeLuca): Boone presents cogent, well written arguments in response to prosecution attempts to dodge her charges of …

LTE in Response to “Prescription for Pain” - Balko, Boston Globe, 2006-01-13. “The medical literature overwhelmingly shows that so-called accidental addiction is rare… Obviously, one wouldn’t expect a district attorney to be up on all the medical literature. But the …

Convictions Stay for [Myrtle Beach] Pain Clinic (full text) Paul Nelson; The Sun News; 2005-12-02. Excerpt: “[The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals] has upheld the convictions of [Drs. Alerre, Bordeaux, and Jackson] for their role in a drug fraud scheme carried …

Dr. Fisher Comments on the Paey Appeal Argued by Mr. Flannery, and on PRN’s Role in the Case (full text) - Frank Fisher, M.D.; NFTP listServ, 2006-02-07.

Excerpt:
“Mr. John Flannery argued (Richard Paey’s) case brilliantly, engaging the entire panel …

Pain Relief Network’s Cliical Litigation Project Description / Litigation Project Case List - Siobhan Reynolds, President, PRN, 2006-2007.

“PRN was founded in order to identify and remove the actual barriers to available pain care in the United States… The Clinical …

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Prescription for Pain (full text) - Editorial, Boston Globe, 2006-02-05. Posted: 2006-02-06.

“‘PAIN-KILLER’ is one of medicine’s overblown promises. The pain is often eased and delayed, not killed. In chronic cases, it always comes back. The last thing that patients …

An Evaluation of Fitness-for-Duty Testing (full text) - Debra R. Comer; 103rd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, NY; 1995-08-15.

Comment (DeLuca):
Excellent, important, review of …

  U.S. Attorney, Heal Thyself - a Response to ‘First Do No Harm’ by John Brownlee - Alexander DeLuca, M.D., MPH; Addiction, Pain and Public Health website; 2006-02-04 (unpublished letter to Editor, Roanoke Times) “In ‘First Do No Harm’ Brownlee luridly …

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Opioid Rotation in Patients with Cancer Pain. A Retrospective Comparison of Dose Ratios between Methadone, Hydromorphone, and Morphine [Abstract] - Bruera et al., Cancer, 78(4), 852-857, 1996.

Comment (DeLuca):
In this brief abstract the authors present the results of a …

Marc Kaufman; The Washington Post; page A04; 2005-10-14. Posted: 2005-01-14.

“Green and other researchers said that the new study, published this week in the Journal of Pain, is consistent with earlier studies showing that doctors were less likely to …