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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, …

2008-11-02

Free Days for Richard Paey

Filed under: Law enforcement, Pain Crisis, Patient abandonment - 02 Nov 2008

*__About: Free Days for Richard Paey__*; Alex DeLuca, [Pain Relief Network][prn] about “Free Days for Richard Paey” by Geoff Fox; Everyday People section, [Tampa Bay Online.com][tbo]; 2008-11-02. Source[source]. Permalink: http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/free-days-4-paeyfree-days-4-paey/ **See also:** …

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 …

2008-10-05

Dr. Rosa Martinez: New Charges?

Filed under: Law enforcement, Opiophobia - 05 Oct 2008

*__Dr. Rosa Martinez: New Charges?__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-10-05. Revised: 2008-10-09. [**Forum discussion here**][forum]. **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/dr-martinez-new-charges/ **See also:** [**USA …

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 …

2008-07-14

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 …

2008-07-10

Judge Refuses to Gag Dr. Schneider’s Defense

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation - 10 Jul 2008

*__Judge Refuses to Gag Kansas Doctor’s Defense__*; Roxana Hegeman; Kansas City Star; 2008-07-10. [Source][source]. [**(Comments/Discussion on PRN's Chronic Pain Forums)**][forum] **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/no-gag-on-prn/ **See also:** [**Schneider Pretrial Motions in Judge’s …

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 …

2008-06-26

Pain Relief Network Sues State of WA

Filed under: Leglislation, Medicine, Opiophobia - 26 Jun 2008

*__Pain Treatment Advocacy Group Sues State of WA__*; Donna Gordon Blankinship; Associated Press, seattlepi.com; 2008-06-25. [**_Source_**][source]. **Permalink:** http://doctordeluca.com/wordpress/archive/prnsueswa/ **See also:** [**PRN Files State Tort Claim vs. WA State; …

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:** …

2008-04-26

Schneider Says Case Got Out of Hand

Filed under: Law enforcement - 26 Apr 2008

*__Schneider Says Case Got Out of Hand__*; Ron Sylvester; The Wichita Eagle; 2008-04-26. [Source][source]. **See also:** [**Prosecutors Seek to Shut Up Doctor, Critics**][d1] - Drug War Chronicle; 2008-04-11 [**Doctor, Wife Held …

2008-04-21

Judge Orders Dr. Schneider Released

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation - 21 Apr 2008

*__Judge Orders Dr. Schneider Released__*; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-04-23. Comment on/Discuss this post on PRN’s Pain Forums **My comments Regarding:** U.S. District Court …

To Those Who Deny the Pain Crisis

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 21 Apr 2008

*__To Those Who Deny the Pain Crisis__*; Siobhan Reynolds; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2008-04-21.
[Comment on or Discuss this post on PRN's Pain Forums][forum] **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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