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2008-07-06

Principles of Opioid Management of Pain

Filed under: Law/Constitution, 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 …

2007-06-29

DEA Oversight Hearings: July 12, 2007

Filed under: Drug War Policy - 29 Jun 2007

House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, to Hold Hearings on DEA Oversight, July 12, 2007; Siobhan Reynolds; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; Pain Relief Network; 2007-06-29.

Dear Friends,

The House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, will be holding hearings …

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 …

2007-04-28

Initial Analysis of Hurwitz Retrial Verdict

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Apr 2007

Initial Analysis of Hurwitz Retrial Verdict; Mary Baluss, Esq.; The Project for Pain and Chemical Dependency listServ; National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain; 2007-04-27; 7:04 PM. Obviously we wished he’d walked but when the jury finally came back just before …

2007-04-27

Hurwitz Verdict is In…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 27 Apr 2007

Hurwitz Verdict is In; Mary Baluss, Esq. to the listServ of the NFTP; 2007-04-27; 6:45PM Of the 59 counts on day one, Billy was convicted on 16. Better yet, some of the [charges involving the] largest [prescriptions] were subject to …

Billy IS Guilty Of Believing Authorities

Filed under: Uncategorized - 27 Apr 2007

Billy Is Guilty Of One Thing: Believing Authorities; email from family of a Hurwitz patient; late December, 2004. Originally posted to listServ of the NFTP or PRN and …

2007-04-25

Hurwitz Jury Deliberations Continue…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 25 Apr 2007

Hurwitz Jury Deliberations Continue - Mary Baluss; The Project for Pain and Chemical Dependency listServ; National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain (NFTP); 2007-04-25; 9:20 AM Eastern. I didn’t go today–serious conflicts with another deadline. What one does while …

2007-04-22

Why We Continue to Fight for Dr. McIver…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 22 Apr 2007

Why We Continue to Fight for Dr. McIver (full text); John P. Flannery II; Pain and Social Policy listServ, Pain Relief Network; 2006-12-20.

Excerpt: The reason that we write and argue is because manifestly - silence changes nothing. It …

2007-04-18

Yeehaa! Good News at Last from the Hurwitz Trial…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 18 Apr 2007

Yeehaa! Good News at Last from the Hurwitz Trial; email from Mary Baluss, Esq., to the Treatment and Prevention of Pain and Chemical Dependency listServ; National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain; 10pm, 2004-04-18. Friends, today the defense rested and …

Hurwitz Re-Trial Update - Observations on Court Proceedings

Filed under: Uncategorized - 18 Apr 2007

I witnessed part of the Hurwitz proceedings yesterday, 2007-04-17. The trial is wrapping up - I was present for the end of Billy’s direct examination and the bulk of the cross examination. I had to leave before re-direct. The veteran …

2007-04-11

Hurwitz retrial in progress…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 11 Apr 2007

Belated updates to the Hurwitz Collection. I’m slowly starting to get back into the swing of things. There is very little chatter on the closed listServ’s about how the trial is going, no daily updates we became used to during the …

2007-04-08

Highly Recommended Pages…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 08 Apr 2007

Good morning, all - Happy Easter to those who celebrate it, and Happy Spring to everyone; The development of this blog site continues apace. There are many developments in the war on docs I am anxious to bring you …

2007-04-07

The Controlled Drinking Debates…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 07 Apr 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

The Controlled Drinking Debates: A Review of Four Decades of Acrimony
Brook Hersey, Psy.D., April 2001. …

2007-04-06

War on Pain Sufferers collections

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Apr 2007

Introduction to the War on Pain Sufferers Archival Collections

The War on Pain Sufferers (WPS) Special Collections are a free, informational, archival service …

2006-08-30

The Accidental Drug Trafficker

Filed under: Uncategorized - 30 Aug 2006

The Accidental Drug Trafficker (full text) Jacob Sullum; ReasonOnline; 2006-08-30. Source Excerpt: “[Sullum repudiates] prosecutions that treat doctors’ errors in judgment as felonies… Docs who err on the side of trusting their patients risk their licenses and their livelihoods. They should not …

2006-06-28

Physician [Jorge Martinez] Gets Life for Drug Deaths

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Jun 2006

Physician [Jorge Martinez] Gets Life for Drug Deaths (full text) Mike Tobin, Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2006-06-10. Source Comment (DeLuca): Reporter Mike Tobin has done his readership a great disservice in his glib and shallow effort. The article is entirely one-sided; the …

2006-06-11

On Delivering One’s Wife to Federal Prison

Filed under: Uncategorized - 11 Jun 2006

On Delivering One’s Wife to Federal Prison (full text) Ed Swaim (husband of Dr. Bordeaux); Addiction, Pain and Public Health website; 2006-06-07. Comment (DeLuca): Letter from Ed Swaim to the pain management advocates of the listServs of the Pain Relief Network] …

2006-06-03

"The Doctor Wasn’t Cruel Enough" - How One Physician Escaped the Panic Over Prescription Drugs

Filed under: Uncategorized - 03 Jun 2006

‘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 …

2006-05-08

Rev. Jesse Jackson Tells Ohio Court of Appeals He’s Committed to Getting Dr. Nucklos Another Trial ‘By An Impartial Jury’

Filed under: Uncategorized - 08 May 2006

Jesse Jackson Committed to Getting Dr. Nucklos Another Trial “By An Impartial Jury” (full text) Press Release; Pain Relief Network; 2006-05-04. Excerpt: “[The] Rev. Jackson did not think Dr. Nucklos was fairly treated and [is] demanding to know, ‘Is justice really …

2006-03-29

Judge Clips Jail Time for Myrtle Beach Drug Doctors

Filed under: Uncategorized - 29 Mar 2006

Judge Clips Jail Time for Myrtle Beach Drug Doctors (full text) Kenneth Gailliard; The Sun News, Myrtle Beach Online; 2006-03-28. Excerpt: “A federal judge [Houck] on Monday slashed prison sentences for three former doctors from a now-closed Myrtle Beach pain clinic where …

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