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2008-11-29

Civil Liberties Implications of Our Nation’s Approach to ‘Drug Control’

Filed under: Drug war policy, Leglislation - 29 Nov 2008

**_Civil Liberties Implications of Our Nation’s Approach to ‘Drug Control’_**; by **Siobhan Reynolds**, [Pain Relief Network][prn]; Comment #11 to John Tierney’s [Dr. Hurwitz' Mysterious Motive][tierney]; TierneyLab; 2007-04-25. Revised: _Note_ added and minor edits, 2008-11-29….

2008-10-12

Hurwitz Released - Challenge of Drug Misuse

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation, Opiophobia - 12 Oct 2008

I spoke to Billy’s wife briefly, recently, and am very happy to be able to report that Dr. Hurwitz is no longer in federal prison. He is currently in a half-way house in D.C. (To review this most interesting and …

2008-09-07

Untreated Pain as Serious as Drug Abuse

Filed under: Drug war policy, Medicine, Substance Use Disorders - 07 Sep 2008

*__Experts: Untreated Pain as Serious a Problem as Drug Abuse__*; Tristan Scoot; The Missoulian newspaper - Missoulian.com; 2008-09-07. [_Source_][source] (as of 2008-09-07) **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/untreated-pain-serious/ **See also:** [**No Relief …

2008-07-06

Principles of Opioid Management of Pain

Filed under: Leglislation, Uncategorized - 06 Jul 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed ResearchPrinciples of Opioid Management of Pain (full text) Joel Hochman, M.D. and the membership of the NFTP and the Pain Relief Network; TPPCD listServ; Summer …

2008-06-19

The Politics of Pain

*__The Politics of Pain - Campaign to Defend Patients’ Rights - CEI Calls for End of DEA Harrassment of Pain Doctors__*; [Competitive Enterprise Institute][cei]; 2008-05-15. [Source][source] **See also:** [**War on Doctors, and …

2008-06-09

Pain Killer

Filed under: Law enforcement, Medicine - 09 Jun 2008

Pain Killer (full text) Frank Fisher, M.D., Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, 2006 NOTE!
The following was originally posted back in 2006. It is important to know that since then Dr. Fisher is back in practice, doing what he loves, …

2008-05-28

Affirmation of States’ Authority to Define “Legitimate Medical Practice”

Filed under: Drug war policy, Law enforcement, Medicine - 28 May 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research Affirmation of States’ Authority to Define “Legitimate Medical Purpose” (full text) David B. Brushwood, J.D.; American Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacy; 63(5); 2006

Excerpts:
“If the …

2008-04-27

Big Prescription Drug Lies

Filed under: Drug war policy, Substance Use Disorders - 27 Apr 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Big Prescription Drug Lies__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-04-27.
  **See also:** …

2008-04-09

Prosecutors Try to Silence Pain Activist

*__Prosecutors Try to Silence Pain Activist, Don’t Like Fair Play__*; Maia Szalavitz; The Huffington Post; 2008-04-08. Source. **See also:** [**It's About the Pain Crisis**][d1] - Siobhan Reynolds; 2008-04-04 [**Erie, PA: …

2008-04-04

Prescription Drug Propaganda

**_Prescription Drug Propaganda - Conflating Opioid Therapy with Addiction_**; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-15. Revised: 2008-10-11. **[Comment on /Discuss this on PRN's Pain Forums][forum]** —-…

2008-03-31

Wanted: A Public Health Approach to Prescription Opioid Abuse and Diversion

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed ResearchWanted: A Public Health Approach to Prescription Opioid Abuse and Diversion (PDF) David E. Joranson and Aaron M. Gilson; Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety; 15(9): 632-634; 2006.
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2008-03-15

Pain Patients Excluded from Senate Hearings

Filed under: Drug war policy, Pain Crisis - 15 Mar 2008

*__Pain Patients Excluded from Hearings on Prescription Drug Abuse__*; Siobhan Reynolds; President, [Pain Relief Network][prn]; Submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, “Gen Rx: Abuse of Prescription and OTC Drugs“; 2008-03-08. [(PDF …

2008-02-20

And the Beatings Go On…

Filed under: Drug war journalism, Opioid therapy - 20 Feb 2008

*__And the Beatings Go On, and On, and On.__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-02-20. [Discuss this article on the Chronic Pain Forums of PRN] —- …

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

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 …

2007-12-05

PRN: 4th Amendment Officially Dead

Filed under: Drug war policy, Law enforcement, Leglislation - 05 Dec 2007

*__Prescription Drug Monitoring - 4th Amendment Officially Dead__*; Siobhan Reynolds; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-12-05. —– **About:** [**Cops Become Drugstore Cowboys in VT; 4th Amendment Officially Dead**][ms1] …

2007-11-08

DEA Regulates Medicine archives

Filed under: Drug war policy, Medicine - 08 Nov 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Archived: “The DEA’s Regulation of Medicine” hearings__*, House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security - 2007-07-12; [Pain Relief …

2007-09-11

THE PATHOLOGICAL DEA

Filed under: Drug war policy - 11 Sep 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research THE PATHOLOGICAL DEA - The War on Doctors and the Pain Crisis in the Aftermath of the DEA FAQ Debacle - War …

2007-08-28

Radley Reviews Rottschaefer

Filed under: Law enforcement - 28 Aug 2007

*__Radley Reviews Rottschaefer__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-28. *__[Sex, Lies, and Federal Prison][rb1]__*; Balko; 2007-08-28
**See also:**
[Sex, Lies, and OxyContin][slo] - Tierney; 2006
[Dr. …

2007-08-25

PRN in ‘World of Pain’… Videos

Filed under: Opiophobia, Pain Crisis - 25 Aug 2007

*__PRN in ‘World of Pain’… Videos - Excerpt of Siobhan Reynolds interviewed by Associated Press from their ‘World of Pain’ media package__*, Aug. 2007; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; …

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