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2008-11-16

Treatment of Pain and Substance Abuse

Filed under: Opiophobia, Substance Use Disorders - 16 Nov 2008

**_Review of Critical Issues Related to the Treatment of Substance Abuse and of Chronic Pain_**; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-11-15. (Note: _one of the most popular articles here, …

2008-10-12

Hurwitz Released - Challenge of Drug Misuse

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation, Opiophobia - 12 Oct 2008

I spoke to Billy’s wife briefly, recently, and am very happy to be able to report that Dr. Hurwitz is no longer in federal prison. He is currently in a half-way house in D.C. (To review this most interesting and …

2008-09-22

High Dose Transdermal Buprenorphine for Pain

Filed under: Opioid therapy - 22 Sep 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research **_High Dose Transdermal Buprenorphine for Pain_** - Alex DeLuca, [Pain Relief Network][prn], 2008-09-22 **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/transderm-bup-4-pain/ **Journal article …

2008-09-07

Untreated Pain as Serious as Drug Abuse

Filed under: Drug war policy, Medicine, Substance Use Disorders - 07 Sep 2008

*__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) **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/untreated-pain-serious/ **See also:** [**No Relief …

2008-08-07

Pain Crisis: Chickens Come Home to Roost

Filed under: Drug war policy, Opioid therapy, Opiophobia, Pain Crisis - 07 Aug 2008

*__Pain Crisis: Chickens Come Home to Roost__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-08-07. Modified: 2008-08-08. **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/chickenroost/ **In Reference To:** **_Source …

2008-07-14

Should “Alcohol Abuse” Mean Untreated Pain?

Filed under: Medicine, Opioid therapy, Substance Use Disorders - 14 Jul 2008

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]; …

2008-07-11

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 …

2008-07-06

Principles of Opioid Management of Pain

Filed under: Leglislation, 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 …

2008-05-28

Affirmation of States’ Authority to Define “Legitimate Medical Practice”

Filed under: Drug war policy, Law enforcement, Medicine - 28 May 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research Affirmation of States’ Authority to Define “Legitimate Medical Purpose” (full text) David B. Brushwood, J.D.; American Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacy; 63(5); 2006

Excerpts:
“If the …

2008-05-26

Collapse of Medical Ethics and Standards for Pain Management

Filed under: Medicine, Opiophobia, Patient abandonment - 26 May 2008

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

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, …

2008-04-27

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:** …

2008-04-16

An Ethical Analysis of the Barriers to Effective Pain Management

Filed under: Drug war policy, Medicine, Opiophobia - 16 Apr 2008

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed ResearchAn Ethical Analysis of the Barriers to Effective Pain Management (Introduction and link to full text pdf) - Ben A. Rich; Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics, …

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,” 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 …

2008-02-13

PRN v Kansas, Mukasey, DOJ, et al.

Filed under: Leglislation, Opiophobia, Pain Crisis - 13 Feb 2008

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 …

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 …

2008-01-02

Chronic Pain - Politically Incorrect Disease

Filed under: Opiophobia, Pain Crisis - 02 Jan 2008

*__Chronic Pain - a Politically Incorrect Disease__*; Ian McLeod; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-01-02. —- The War On Drugs has become a war on doctors and …

2007-11-25

Cannabis for Pain Lit Review

Filed under: Uncategorized - 25 Nov 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research **_Sativex for Neuropathic Pain - Literature Review_**; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-11-15….

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