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2008-07-11

APS Conference on Opioid Dosing Guidelines

Filed under: Medicine, Opioid therapy, Opiophobia - 11 Jul 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__APS Symposium: Opiate Dosing Guidelines - Outrage or Imperative?__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-07-10. Broken …

2008-07-08

Chronic Pain is a Medical Emergency

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Why Untreated Chronic Pain is a Medical Emergency__*; ([PDF version][cpemerpdf]); Alex DeLuca, M.D., MPH; [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-02-28; Revised: 2008-07-08. Submitted testimony to …

2008-04-29

Overcoming Opiophobia

Filed under: Medicine, Opiophobia - 29 Apr 2008

*__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, …

2008-04-25

Jailed Doc Awaits Release on Bond

Filed under: Law enforcement, Opiophobia - 25 Apr 2008

*__Jailed Kansas Doctor Awaiting Release On Bond On Friday__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-04-24. Source. —- Brief Comment from me:
Note the Judge did not grant Prosecutor Tanya Treadway’s disturbing request …

2008-03-26

Kansas AG Keeps Eye on PRN

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation - 26 Mar 2008

*__Kan. Ag’s Office Keeping Eye on Pain Relief Network’s President__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-03-25. [**[Comments / Discussion on PRN's Forums]**][forum] **See also:** [**Comment on 'Patients Claim Govt Harrassment'**][govtvpt] - DeLuca, 2008-03-23 …

2008-02-28

“Cops and Doctors” gets it Wrong

Filed under: Drug war journalism, Drug war policy - 28 Feb 2008

*__”Cops and Doctors,” from 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 …

2007-12-05

PRN: 4th Amendment Officially Dead

Filed under: Drug war policy, Law enforcement, Leglislation - 05 Dec 2007

*__Prescription Drug Monitoring - 4th Amendment Officially Dead__*; Siobhan Reynolds; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-12-05. —– **About:** [**Cops Become Drugstore Cowboys in VT; 4th Amendment Officially Dead**][ms1] …

2007-07-17

Red Flags and the Standard of Care

Filed under: Medicine, 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.

Aberrant Drug-Related Behaviors …

2007-06-30

Dr. Naramore Under ‘Investigation’

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation, Opiophobia - 30 Jun 2007

Dr. L. Stanley Naramore Under ‘Investigation’ - Again. Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-06-29. [Additional excerpt from news item][alxadd1] added in brown, 2007-06-30; image added: 2008-04-04; link to [PDF of court’s …

2007-05-28

Dr. Volkman Speaks Against DEA in April - Gets Indicted in May

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 May 2007

Pain Doc Volkman Speaks Out Against DEA in April - Gets Indicted in May; Alexander DeLuca; War on Docs/Pain Crisis; 2007-05-26.

In the previous item on this blog I excerpted some Comments posted by Dr. Paul Volkman to TierneyLab on …

2007-05-18

Flash Trash: The Arrest of Dr. Warren Stack

Filed under: Drug war journalism, Law enforcement - 18 May 2007

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 …

2007-05-08

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.
Permalink: http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/naramore-under-investigation/ 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 …

2007-05-01

Civil Liberties Implications of Our Nation’s Approach to ‘Drug Control’

Filed under: Drug war policy, Leglislation - 01 May 2007

Civil Liberties Implications of Our Nation’s Approach to ‘Drug Control’; by Siobhan Reynolds, Pain Relief Network; Comment #11 to John Tierney’s Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive; TierneyLab; 2007-04-25. April 26, 2007 If I might, I would like to focus our attention …

2007-04-27

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 …

2007-04-18

No Relief in Sight

Filed under: Uncategorized - 18 Apr 2007

No Relief in Sight (full text) - by Jacob Sullum, Reason Online, 1997. “Torture, despair, agony, and death are the symptoms of ‘opiophobia,’ a well-documented medical syndrome fed by fear, superstition, and the war on drugs. Doctors …

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.


2007-04-07

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. …

2006-02-01

Alabama Joins Growing List of States Monitoring Prescriptions

Filed under: Uncategorized - 01 Feb 2006

Alabama Joins Growing List of States Monitoring Prescriptions; David Borden, Editor; Drug War Chronicle #416; 2005-12-23. “Police will be able to acces the database after presenting probable cause to the state Dept. of Health.” Comment (DeLuca): Great. Unqualified law enforcement …