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2008-05-26

Collapse of Medical Ethics and Standards for Pain Management

Filed under: Medicine, Opiophobia, Patient abandonment - 26 May 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

Collapse of Medical Ethics and Standards for Pain Management; Frank Fisher, M.D.; Drug Cops and Doc - Is DEA Hampering the Treatment of Chronic Pain?; Cato …

2008-04-16

An Ethical Analysis of the Barriers to Effective Pain Management

Filed under: Drug war policy, Medicine, Opiophobia - 16 Apr 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed ResearchAn Ethical Analysis of the Barriers to Effective Pain Management (Introduction and link to full text pdf) - Ben A. Rich; Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, …

2008-02-21

Wichita Patients Having Difficulty Finding Docs

Filed under: Opiophobia, Pain Crisis - 21 Feb 2008

Wichita Patients Having Difficulty Finding Docs; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-02-21. [Discussion at: PRN - Hot off the Presses forum]

See also:
Newsflash - PRN in Kansas (updated news archive)

2008-01-02

Chronic Pain - Politically Incorrect Disease

Filed under: Opiophobia, Pain Crisis - 02 Jan 2008

*__Chronic Pain - a Politically Incorrect Disease__*; Ian McLeod; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-01-02. —- The War On Drugs has become a war on doctors and …

2007-12-13

USA v Dr. Martinez goes to Jury

Filed under: Law enforcement, Medicine - 13 Dec 2007

*__U.S.A. v Dr. Rosa Martinez goes to Jury - Martinez Wins__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn] (PRN); 2007-12-09. **See also:** [**The Chilling Effect - Pain …

Dr. Stack Indicted

Filed under: Drug war journalism, Law enforcement - 13 Dec 2007

*__Dr. Stack Indicted; More Trash Journalism__*; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-12-13. In Response To: [**Doctor, Assistants Indicted on Drug Charges**][d1] Geoffrey Fattah; Deseret …

2007-11-15

The Purdue Plea Deal: Power Gets Its Way

Filed under: Drug war policy - 15 Nov 2007

*__The Purdue Plea Deal: Power Gets Its Way__*; by **Siobhan Reynolds**; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-07-25. — Purdue Pharma was coerced, under threat of destruction by the U.S. Department …

2007-11-08

Dear VA: This is Pain Care?

Filed under: Medicine, Pain Crisis - 08 Nov 2007

*__Dear Va: This is Pain Care?__*; Ian McLeod; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-11-08. **See also:** [Chronic Pain in Veterans][cpv] - DeLuca; 2007 [American Inquisition: Chronic …

2007-10-19

Distortion of Pain Medicine

Filed under: Medicine, Opioid therapy - 19 Oct 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Distortion of Pain Medicine__*; adapted from a post to the Chronic Pain forum of [Spine-Health.com][sh] about the “Out of Pain Medicine” topic. Alexander …

2007-10-18

The Good Germans Among Us

Filed under: Medicine, Opiophobia - 18 Oct 2007

*__The Good Germans Among Us__*; Frank Fisher, M.D.; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-09-18. **_Our humanity has been compromised by those who use Gestapo tactics_** - F. Rich, …

2007-08-13

Red Flags - the CME Course!

Filed under: Opioid therapy - 13 Aug 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research **_Red Flags - the Continuing Medical Education Course_**; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-13….

2007-07-31

PRN’s Reynolds’ Senate Testimony Re: Oxycontin Settlement

Filed under: Drug war policy, Law enforcement - 31 Jul 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Siobhan Reynolds of the [Pain Relief Network][prn] Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on “Evaluating the Propriety and Adequacy of the Oxycontin …

2007-07-05

DEA v. Pain Docs - the Damage Done

Filed under: Drug war journalism, Pain Crisis - 05 Jul 2007

DEA v. Pain Docs - the Damage Done; by Siobhan Reynolds, Pain Relief Network; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of PRN; 2007-07-05. Originally posted as Comment #17 in response to John Tierney’s The Bad Science Prize; TierneyLab; 2007-07-03. …

Mangino Verdict I: Is Treating Pain a Crime?

Filed under: Law enforcement, Medicine - 05 Jul 2007

Dr. William Mangino on Trial - Is Treating Pain a Crime?; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog, Pain Relief Network; 2007-07-05.

On Tuesday, July 3, 2007, Dr. Forest Tennant testified as defense medical expert in the trial of …

2007-06-28

When Pain is Chronic

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 28 Jun 2007

When Pain is Chronic; Siobhan Reynolds; LTE published 2007-05-13 in response to John Tierney’s “A Taste of His Own Medicine” published 2007-05-06; New York Times. SOURCE

To the Editor:

John Tierney (”A Taste of His Own …

2007-05-23

From ‘An Obligation to Relieve Suffering’ to ‘A Duty to Abandon’

Filed under: Opioid therapy, Pain Crisis - 23 May 2007

The Moral and Ethical Obligation of  Physicians To Relieve Suffering Has Become a Duty to Abandon, Under Threat of Drug War Prosecution; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; 2007-05-20.

I am sick to heart over this item from the L.A. …

2007-05-08

Do We Really Want e-Script Monitoring?

Filed under: Drug war policy, Leglislation, Opioid therapy - 08 May 2007

**_Do We Really Want Prescription Monitoring Programs?_**; Alex DeLuca, M.D., MPH; [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-05-08. (Revised: links to related resources added 2008-11-28.) Permalink: http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/want-escript-monitor/ **See also:** [**Pain Patients’ Privacy …

2007-04-06

War on Doctors and the Pain Crisis

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Apr 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research by Alexander DeLuca, M.D., June 4, 2004. - Submitted to Professor Michael Sparer, Ph.D., Health Care Policy, Mailman School of Public …