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2008-04-29

Overcoming Opiophobia

*__Overcoming Opiophobia and Doing Opioids Right__*; Forest Tennant; PainTopics.org; May, 2007. (Full text PDF) **See also:** [**Chronic Pain in Veterans**][d1] - DeLuca; 2007 and, [**Bounds of Medical Practice, …

2008-04-21

To Those Who Deny the Pain Crisis

Filed under: Art/Lit/Audio/Video, Pain Crisis - 21 Apr 2008

*__To Those Who Deny the Pain Crisis__*; Siobhan Reynolds; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-04-21.
[Comment on or Discuss this post on PRN's Pain Forums][forum] **See also:** …

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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2008-03-06

Voices of Abandoned Patients

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 06 Mar 2008

*__Voices of Abandoned Patients in Wichita Kansas__*; [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-03-06. The Pain Relief Network has a webpage at which pain patients of Dr. Schneider’s can sign up so that we can stay …

2008-02-21

Wichita Patients Having Difficulty Finding Docs

Filed under: Opiophobia/Chilling Effect, 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)

2008-02-03

Abandoned Patients Rally in Kansas

Filed under: Opiophobia/Chilling Effect, Pain Crisis - 03 Feb 2008

*__[Abandoned] Patients Rally in Support of Indicted Doc [Schneider]__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-02-02. *__[Source][prally].__* [[**Join the discussion!**][forum] on the Chronic Pain Forums] —- HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — About 30 patients …

2007-11-08

Dear VA: This is Pain Care?

*__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:** [American Inquisition: Chronic Pain][d1] - McLeod; Daily Kos; 2007 [Chronic …

2007-08-25

Strange Math: methadone? = God

Filed under: Substance Use Disorders - 25 Aug 2007

*__Strange math: methadone? = God__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-24. *[Source][ca]* **See also:** [Jesus Implicated in ‘Prescription Drug Addiction’][jesus] [Red Flags! - the …

2007-08-24

Siobhan Reynolds - Still Fighting Pain

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 24 Aug 2007

*__Partner Still Fighting Pain__*; Polly Sumar; Albuquerque Journal; 2007-08-23. Posted by DeLuca: War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-24. **See also:** [The Chilling Effect video][tce] - about Paey …

2007-08-16

Painful Drug War Victory

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Opiophobia/Chilling Effect - 16 Aug 2007

**_Painful Drug War Victory_**; Zachary David Skaggs; Washington Times; 2007-08-16. *[Source][pdwv]* **See also:** [Chronic Pain in Veterans][cpv] - DeLuca; 2007 [From an ‘Obligation to Relieve Suffering’ to a ‘Duty to …

2007-07-16

Chronic Pain in Veterans

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Opioid Therapy - 16 Jul 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

The Treatment of Chronic Pain in Veterans - a Brief Review; Testimony: House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security; Alex DeLuca; …

2007-07-05

DEA v. Pain Docs - the Damage Done

Filed under: 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?

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 …

2007-07-01

AG Tom Corbett’s Mini Reign of Terror

Filed under: Law Enforcement/Prosecution - 01 Jul 2007

AG Corbett’s Mini Reign of Terror - 3 Docs in 7 Days!; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; Pain Relief Network; 2007-07-01. [Note: Subsequent to publication, edits made, last paragraph, in brown type - 2007-07-01, 10:08 PM, NYC]

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 …

2007-06-27

Tom Corbett: Jailer of Healers and the Sick

Filed under: Uncategorized - 27 Jun 2007

Attorney General Tom Corbett: Jailer of Healers and the Sick; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; Pain Relief Network; 2007-06-27.[See also: Tom Corbett Bags Another Dangerous Doc; DeLuca; 2007-06-26.]

“Our grievous error was in allowing the narcotics …

2007-06-26

AG Tom Corbett Bags Another Dangerous Doc

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Law Enforcement/Prosecution - 26 Jun 2007

From Those Wonderful People Who Brought You the ‘Heberle Perp Poster’…; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; Pain Relief Network; 2007-06-26.

From a Pennsylvania county infamous for the reckless mis-prosecutions of physicians, Erie County, comes this news item: “West …

2007-06-25

EPIC: Cancer Patients Suffer Needless Pain

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Pain Crisis - 25 Jun 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

EPIC: Cancer Patients Suffer Needless Pain - video, Abstract, link to full-text; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; Pain Relief Network; 2007-06-25.

The European Prospective Investigation into …

2007-06-12

I Think I Love Angry Pharmacists…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 12 Jun 2007

I Think I Love Angry Pharmacists… ; by The Angriest Pharmacist; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; 2007-06-12.

NOTE: I didn’t write this; I just like this. ..alex… (see: TheAngriestPharmacist).

It was a busier day. It was …

2007-06-05

‘A Boundless Field of Power’ - PRN Amicus for Dr. McIver

Filed under: Uncategorized - 05 Jun 2007

‘A Boundless Field of Power’ - PRN Amicus Brief for Dr. McIver (full text PDF); Reynolds,S.; Fisher,F.; and, DeLuca,A.; Pain Relief Network; May 2007.

Excerpt:

“To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specifically drawn around the …

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