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2008-07-08

Chronic Pain is a Medical Emergency

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Pain Crisis - 08 Jul 2008

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

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:** …

2008-02-13

PRN v Kansas, Mukasey, DOJ, et al.

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 …

2007-11-16

Treatment of Pain and Substance Abuse

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research **_Review of Critical Issues Related to the Treatment of Substance Abuse and of Chronic Pain_**; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of …

2007-08-24

Siobhan Reynolds - Still Fighting Pain

Filed under: Pain Crisis - 24 Aug 2007

*__Partner Still Fighting Pain__*; Polly Sumar; Albuquerque Journal; 2007-08-23. Posted by DeLuca: War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog of the [Pain Relief Network][prn]; 2007-08-24. **See also:** [The Chilling Effect video][tce] - about Paey …

2007-08-16

Painful Drug War Victory

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Opiophobia/Chilling Effect - 16 Aug 2007

**_Painful Drug War Victory_**; Zachary David Skaggs; Washington Times; 2007-08-16. Page revised: 2008-06-28. *[Source][pdwv]* **See also:** [**Chronic Pain in Vets**][cpv] - DeLuca; 2007 [**From “Obligation to Relieve Suffering” to “Duty …

2007-07-16

Chronic Pain in Veterans

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Opioid Therapy - 16 Jul 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research

The Treatment of Chronic Pain in Veterans - a Brief Review; Testimony: House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security; Alex DeLuca; …

2007-06-19

Future Docs Give USA Fair Warning about Pain…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 19 Jun 2007

Future Docs Give USA Fair Warning - We Get the Doctoring We Deserve; Alexander DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis; 2007-06-19.

God Bless John Tierney.

Tina Rosenberg wrote an article in the June 17, 2007 NYTimes Sunday Magazine entitled “When is a …

2007-06-05

‘A Boundless Field of Power’ - PRN Amicus for Dr. McIver

Filed under: Uncategorized - 05 Jun 2007

‘A Boundless Field of Power’ - PRN Amicus Brief for Dr. McIver (full text PDF); Reynolds,S.; Fisher,F.; and, DeLuca,A.; Pain Relief Network; May 2007.

Excerpt:

“To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specifically drawn around the …

2007-05-01

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

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Law/Constitution - 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 …

2007-04-22

Why We Continue to Fight for Dr. McIver…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 22 Apr 2007

Why We Continue to Fight for Dr. McIver (full text); John P. Flannery II; Pain and Social Policy listServ, Pain Relief Network; 2006-12-20.

Excerpt: The reason that we write and argue is because manifestly - silence changes nothing. It …

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 …

2007-04-06

War on Pain Sufferers collections

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Apr 2007

Introduction to the War on Pain Sufferers Archival Collections

The War on Pain Sufferers (WPS) Special Collections are a free, informational, archival service …

2006-06-11

The OxyCops

Filed under: Uncategorized - 11 Jun 2006

The OxyCops (full text) William Fisher; OpEdNews.com; 2006-03-22. Source Excerpt: Hundreds of physicians have been put on trial for charges ranging from health insurance fraud to drug distribution, even to manslaughter and murder for over-prescribing prescription narcotics. Investigators have also seized …

2006-05-08

Rev. Jesse Jackson Tells Ohio Court of Appeals He’s Committed to Getting Dr. Nucklos Another Trial ‘By An Impartial Jury’

Filed under: Uncategorized - 08 May 2006

Jesse Jackson Committed to Getting Dr. Nucklos Another Trial “By An Impartial Jury” (full text) Press Release; Pain Relief Network; 2006-05-04. Excerpt: “[The] Rev. Jackson did not think Dr. Nucklos was fairly treated and [is] demanding to know, ‘Is justice really …

2006-02-02

MED TOPIC: Opioid Rotation in Patients with Cancer Pain

Filed under: Uncategorized - 02 Feb 2006

Opioid Rotation in Patients with Cancer Pain. A Retrospective Comparison of Dose Ratios between Methadone, Hydromorphone, and Morphine [Abstract] - Bruera et al., Cancer, 78(4), 852-857, 1996.

Comment (DeLuca):
In this brief abstract the authors present the results of a …