"The Doctor Wasn’t Cruel Enough" - How One Physician Escaped the Panic Over Prescription Drugs
‘The Doctor Wasn’t Cruel Enough’ (full text) Maia Szalavitz; Reason Online; 2006-06-02. Posted: 2006-06-03. Source
Excerpt: “Usually, the media buy the tale of evil substances and vile physician-pushers. But Reynolds (of the Pain Relief Network) offered a more compelling alternative narrative. She brought the suffering patients into the media eye.
Rather than telling the tale of an evil drug-dealing doctor who brings down the poor addict, she and the patients provided another version of the story, in which the wonderful healer allows his grateful patients to function - until the cops drag him away.”
See also: Christine Heberle Comments on the Acquittal of her Husband, Dr. Paul Heberle - Christine Heberle; Pain and Social Policy listserv of the Pain Relief Network; 2006-05-28. Posted: 2006-05-30; Modified: 2006-06-03.
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Tags: chilling effect, dea, diversion, ethics, good faith, govt misconduct, legitimate practice, persecuted physicians, prescription drug abuse, public health, red flags, statistics
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