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2008-07-14

Should “Alcohol Abuse” Mean Untreated Pain?

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Should Alcohol Abusers Not be Treated for Pain?__*; Alexander DeLuca, M.D., MPH; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; …

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 …

2008-04-27

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.
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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: 2008-04–05. **[Comment on /Discuss this on PRN's Pain Forums][forum]** —-…

2008-02-13

PRN v Kansas, Mukasey, DOJ, et al.

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research [Comment on/Discuss this document on the Chronic Pain Forums of PRN]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - DISTRICT OF KANSAS PAIN RELIEF NETWORK, on behalf of …

2007-11-12

Billys Lament, and, The Appeal

Filed under: Art/Lit/Audio/Video - 12 Nov 2007

*__Poems by Dr. William Hurwitz: Billy’s Lament, and, The Appeal__*; William Hurwitz, M.D.; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; Written and originally published in 2005. *Source:* [**Billy's Lament**][bl] …

2007-08-21

AP: Pain Med Use in Arizona

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 21 Aug 2007

*__Arizona Use of 3 Of 5 Top Painkillers Soars__*; Arthur H. Rotstein; Tuscon Citizen; 2007-08-20. Posted: War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-21. [*Source*][pma] **See also:** [Crime (not …

2007-05-08

Do We Really Want e-Script Monitoring?

Filed under: Uncategorized - 08 May 2007

Do We Really Want e-Prescription Monitoring?; Alex DeLuca, M.D., MPH; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; 2007-05-08. From Tallahassee, Florida, comes this article: E-Prescribing Could Cut Down on Drug Abuse” by Geoff Oldfather;TCPalm News; 2007-04-08. Mr. Oldfather reports on a bill passed …

2007-04-30

Regarding “Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive”

Filed under: Uncategorized - 30 Apr 2007

Regarding “Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive”; Mary Baluss, Esq.; Comment #10 in response to John Tierney post “Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive” in TiernyLab; 2007-04-25 [I want to comment on Dr. Hurwitz'] motive. In the first Hurwitz trial the government emphasized that …

2007-04-19

Judge Dismisses Most Serious Charges Against Hurwitz

Filed under: Uncategorized - 19 Apr 2007

Judge Dismisses the Most Serious Charges Against Dr. Hurwitz (full text and related resources) - John Tierney; TierneyLab weblog; NY Times - Science online; 2007-04-19. Source. His retrial in federal court here isn’t over yet, but Dr. …

2007-04-15

Challenge of Prescription Drug Misuse…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 15 Apr 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

The Challenge of Prescription Drug Misuse: A Review and Commentary (full text + link to PDF) William Hurwitz, M.D.; Pain Medicine; 6(2); 152-161; March 2005.


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 …

2006-02-21

Drug Crime Is a Source of Abused Pain Medications in the U.S.

Filed under: Uncategorized - 21 Feb 2006

Drug Crime Is a Source of Abused Pain Medications in the U.S. (full text) D.E. Joranson and A.M. Gilson, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 30(4): 299-301, 2005. “[Theft] is an important source of prescription opioids diverted into the illicit …

2006-02-17

Evidence for Controlled Heroin Use?

Filed under: Controlled-use, Heroin/Opioids - 17 Feb 2006

Evidence for Controlled Heroin Use? (full text) Shewan and Dalgarno, British J. Health Psychology, 2005. Posted: 2006-02-17. Comment (DeLuca): In this study, subjects had occupational and educational status comparable to that of general UK pop. Ongoing problems were rare; heroin was not …