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2008-09-07

Untreated Pain as Serious as Drug Abuse

*__Experts: Untreated Pain as Serious a Problem as Drug Abuse__*; Tristan Scoot; The Missoulian newspaper - Missoulian.com; 2008-09-07. [_Source_][source] (as of 2008-09-07) **See also:** [**Category: Opiophobia and the Chilling Effect**][d1] …

2008-05-26

Collapse of Medical Ethics and Standards for Pain Management

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

Collapse of Medical Ethics and Standards for Pain Management; Frank Fisher, M.D.; Drug Cops and Doc - Is DEA Hampering the Treatment of Chronic Pain?; Cato …

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, …

2008-04-27

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.
  **See also:** …

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]** —-…

2008-03-31

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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2008-02-28

“Cops and Doctors” gets it Wrong

Filed under: Drug War Journalism, Drug War Policy - 28 Feb 2008

*__”Cops and Doctors” in the WSJ gets it Wrong__* - Alex DeLuca; [Pain Relief Network][prnh]; 2008-02-28. Refers to: *__Cops and Doctors__*; Scott Gottlieb; Wall Street Journal, pg A17; 2008-02-27. [Source][source]. [Comments/Discussion …

2007-11-15

The Purdue Plea Deal: Power Gets Its Way

Filed under: Drug War Policy - 15 Nov 2007

*__The Purdue Plea Deal: Power Gets Its Way__*; by **Siobhan Reynolds**; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-07-25. — Purdue Pharma was coerced, under threat of destruction by the U.S. Department …

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 …

2007-06-27

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 …

2007-05-23

Jesus Implicated in ‘Prescription Drug Addiction’

Filed under: Uncategorized - 23 May 2007

Jesus Implicated in ‘Prescription Drug-Addiction’; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; 2007-05-22.

Jesus died for somebody’s sins; but not mine - Patti Smith

From: “Ascension Demonstrates the Possibility Now“; ReformedCatholic; 2007-05-21.

Jesus… stands in solidarity with our humaity (sic)… …

2007-05-18

Flash Trash: The Arrest of Dr. Warren Stack

Flash Trash: The Arrest of Dr. William Stack; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; 2007-05-18. Revised: 2007-05-19.

From Salt Lake City: Police Arrest Murray Doctor over Painkillers - He Allegedly Ok’d Millions of Doses, Including Oxycontin by Jason Bergreen, Salt …

2007-05-11

OxyCon’ed Again; and, ‘The Truth About OxyContin…’

Filed under: Uncategorized - 11 May 2007

OxyCon’ed One More Time; and, ‘The Truth…’; Alex DeLuca, M.D., MPH; War on Doctors / Pain Crisis; 2007-05-11.

Here we go again. [very deep sigh]

”With its OxyContin, Purdue unleashed a highly abusable, addictive, and potentially dangerous drug on an unsuspecting and …

2007-04-30

Collected Observations on the Hurwitz Retrial

Filed under: Uncategorized - 30 Apr 2007

Collected Observations / Analysis of Court Proceedings, Jury Deliberations, and Verdict in the Retrial of Dr. William Hurwitz (complete collection will be ongoingly updated) - compiled by Alexander Deluca; 2007-04-30. Comment (DeLuca): Collection of observations, analysis, and Comments from the PRN …

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. …

2007-04-18

Dr. Maynard - Motions for Bail and New Trial…

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Law/Constitution - 18 Apr 2007

EMERGENCY MOTION FOR BAIL PENDING SENTENCE and MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL (PDF) - Flannery and Rivers; served upon AUSA Chisolm; 2007-04-18.

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INTRODUCTION, by Siobhan Reynolds, President of the PRN, followed by text of the Maynard legal brief: Friends of …

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.


Dr. Hurwitz Asks for Our Help…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 15 Apr 2007

The following is a letter from Dr. William Hurwitz requesting financial support to defray his crushing legal expenses. As Dr. Hurwitz notes in his letter (below) his case has been very well documented and analyzed; the issues and principles are …

2007-04-07

The truth about OxyContin (poem)

Filed under: Uncategorized - 07 Apr 2007

by Alexander DeLuca, M.D., FASAM - 2001-08-08; latest minor revisions: 2006-06-02. Source.

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1) it is just another long acting opioid. 2) long acting …