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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 …

2008-08-07

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 …

2008-06-09

Pain Killer

Filed under: Law enforcement, Medicine - 09 Jun 2008

Pain Killer (full text) Frank Fisher, M.D., Harvard Medical Alumni Bulletin, 2006 NOTE!
The following was originally posted back in 2006. It is important to know that since then Dr. Fisher is back in practice, doing what he loves, …

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, …

2008-04-16

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, …

2008-04-04

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: 2008-10-11. **[Comment on /Discuss this on PRN's Pain Forums][forum]** —-…

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 …

2008-02-26

Jugde Sets Emergency Hearing for Patients of Jailed Doc

Filed under: Law enforcement, Leglislation - 26 Feb 2008

*__Jugde Sets Emergency Hearing for Patients of Jailed Doctor__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-02-25. [_Source_][source]. [Discuss this on the Chronic Pain Forums of PRN] See also:
Newsflash - PRN in Kansas (updated …

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 …

2008-02-11

Martinez Has Another Day in Court

Filed under: Law enforcement, Medicine - 11 Feb 2008

**_Dr. Rosa Martinez Case Has Another Day in Court_** - Leah Beth Ward; Yakima Herald-Republic; 2007-12-30. [*Source*][source]. [**[Discuss the Martinez case on the Chronic Pain Forums]**][forum] **See also:** [**USA v Dr. Martinez goes …

2007-12-25

What is it Like, Not to Hurt?

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 25 Dec 2007

See also:
Dear VA - This is Pain Care?

2007-12-13

USA v Dr. Martinez goes to Jury

Filed under: Law enforcement, Medicine - 13 Dec 2007

*__U.S.A. v Dr. Rosa Martinez goes to Jury - Martinez Wins__*; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn] (PRN); 2007-12-09. **See also:** [**The Chilling Effect - Pain …

Dr. Stack Indicted

Filed under: Drug war journalism, Law enforcement - 13 Dec 2007

*__Dr. Stack Indicted; More Trash Journalism__*; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-12-13. In Response To: [**Doctor, Assistants Indicted on Drug Charges**][d1] Geoffrey Fattah; Deseret …

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