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2008-07-14

Should “Alcohol Abuse” Mean Untreated Pain?

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]; …

2008-07-08

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, …

2008-04-20

And the Band Played On…

Filed under: Law Enforcement/Prosecution, Law/Constitution - 20 Apr 2008

*__Doctor Seeks to Quash Subpoenas on Malpractice Settlements__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press, Fort Mill Times; 2008-04-18. Source.
[**Comment on/Discuss this post on PRN's Pain Forums**][forum] **See also:** [**It’s the Pain …

2008-03-15

Pain Patients Excluded from Senate Hearings

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Pain Crisis - 15 Mar 2008

*__Pain Patients Excluded from Hearings on Prescription Drug Abuse__*; Siobhan Reynolds; President, [Pain Relief Network][prn]; Submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, “Gen Rx: Abuse of Prescription and OTC Drugs“; 2008-03-08. [(PDF …

2008-02-28

“Cops and Doctors” gets it Wrong

Filed under: Drug War Journalism, Drug War Policy - 28 Feb 2008

*__”Cops and Doctors” in 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.

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 …

2008-01-02

Chronic Pain - Politically Incorrect Disease

*__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 …

2007-07-31

PRN’s Reynolds’ Senate Testimony Re: Oxycontin Settlement

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Law Enforcement/Prosecution - 31 Jul 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research *__Siobhan Reynolds of the [Pain Relief Network][prn] Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on “Evaluating the Propriety and Adequacy of the Oxycontin …

2007-07-24

High - the video…

Filed under: Uncategorized - 24 Jul 2007

_**The trailer for the documentary, ‘High - the true tale of American Marijuana’**_; [Official website][high-off]; [Source: YouTube][yt-high]; posted: 2007-07-24.
**See also:
_[The Chilling Effect][tce]_**, a video documentary by Siobhan Reynolds

— This trailer is interesting enough and fun in it’s own …

2007-07-05

Mangino Verdict I: Is Treating Pain a Crime?

Dr. William Mangino on Trial - Is Treating Pain a Crime?; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors/Pain Crisis blog, Pain Relief Network; 2007-07-05.

On Tuesday, July 3, 2007, Dr. Forest Tennant testified as defense medical expert in the trial of …

2007-05-18

Flash Trash: The Arrest of Dr. Warren Stack

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. 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 a bill passed …

2007-05-01

Hurwitz Family: The Jury Verdict on Dr. Hurwitz

Filed under: Uncategorized - 01 May 2007

The Jury Verdict on Dr. Hurwitz; Ken Hurwitz (Billy’s brother); to friends and supporters; 2007-04-30, 11:02pm 30 April 2007 Dear Friend:

Late last Friday afternoon, 27 April, the jury delivered its verdict on Dr. William Hurwitz after 7 days of deliberation. Of …

2007-04-23

The ‘Bounds of Medical Practice’ and the ‘Standard of Care’

Filed under: Medicine/Ethics/Standards, Opioid Therapy - 23 Apr 2007

The ‘Bounds of Medical Practice’ and the ‘Standard of Care’ - Alexander DeLuca, M.D., MPH; Comment in response to: Instruction to Hurwitz Jurors by John Tierney; TierneyLab; 2007-04-22.

In fields of medicine involving controlled substances, especially addiction …

2007-04-18

Dr. Maynard - Motions for Bail and New Trial…

Filed under: Drug War Policy, Law/Constitution - 18 Apr 2007

EMERGENCY MOTION FOR BAIL PENDING SENTENCE and MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL (PDF) - Flannery and Rivers; served upon AUSA Chisolm; 2007-04-18.

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INTRODUCTION, by Siobhan Reynolds, President of the PRN, followed by text of the Maynard legal brief: Friends of …

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. …

2007-04-06

Abstinence vs. Harm Reduction - a False Dichotomy

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Apr 2007

*__Abstinence vs. Harm Reduction - a False Dichotomy__*; by Alexander DeLuca, M.D., FASAM, August 2000. **See also:**
[12 Steps Back][bc] - Szalavitz; Brills Content; 2001
[Controlled Drinking Debates][cdd]; Hersey; 2001
[Abstinence vs. Harm …

War on Doctors and the Pain Crisis

Filed under: Uncategorized - 06 Apr 2007

Blogging on Peer-Reviewed Research by Alexander DeLuca, M.D., June 4, 2004. - Submitted to Professor Michael Sparer, Ph.D., Health Care Policy, Mailman School of Public …

2006-03-02

Agents Raid Pain Doctor [Linda Cheek's] Office

Filed under: Uncategorized - 02 Mar 2006

Agents Raid Pain Doctor [Linda Cheek's] Office (full text) Lindsey Nair; The Roanoke Times; 2006-03-02. Excerpt: “Heidi Coy, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Roanoke, would neither confirm nor deny an investigation. ‘Charges have not been filed, but the justification for …