Category: Opioid Therapy

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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2008-02-09

Chronic Pain Can Damage Brain

Filed under: Opioid Therapy, Pain Crisis - 09 Feb 2008

*__Chronic Pain Can Damage Brain__* - redOrbit Staff; 2008-02-06. [*_Source_*][src]. [[**Discuss this Article on the Chronic Pain Forums!**][forum]] **See also:** [**A Modern Understanding of the Etiology of Chronic Pain**][modu] - DeLuca; 2007 …

2007-11-09

Medical Guidelines are not Prosecutorial Tools

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Opioid Therapy - 09 Nov 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__What are the FSMB Model Guidelines for State Medical Boards and the WHO Pain Treatment Guidelines?__*; Alexander DeLuca, M.D., MPH; War on Doctors/Pain …

2007-10-19

Distortion of Pain Medicine

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, 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 …

2007-08-13

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….

2007-08-07

Red Flags Uber Alles

Filed under: Opioid Therapy - 07 Aug 2007

*__Red Flags Uber Alles__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-06. **See also:** [Red Flags and the Standard of Care][d1]; DeLuca; 2007 [Interpretation of Aberrant …

2007-07-17

Red Flags and the Standard of Care

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Opioid Therapy - 17 Jul 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

Aberrant Drug-Related Behaviors and the Standard of Care for Pain Management; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the Pain Relief Network; 2007-07-17.

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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; …

2007-05-23

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.

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2007-04-23

The ‘Bounds of Medical Practice’ and the ‘Standard of Care’

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Opioid Therapy - 23 Apr 2007

The ‘Bounds of Medical Practice’ and the ‘Standard of Care’ - Alexander DeLuca, M.D., MPH; Comment in response to: Instruction to Hurwitz Jurors by John Tierney; TierneyLab; 2007-04-22.

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