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2008-08-07

Pain Crisis: Chickens Come Home to Roost

*__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. **In Reference To:** **_Source of Pain Pills Dries Up_** …

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, …

2008-04-04

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: 2008-04–05. **[Comment on /Discuss this on PRN's Pain Forums][forum]** —-…

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 …

2008-02-21

Wichita Patients Having Difficulty Finding Docs

Filed under: Opiophobia/Chilling Effect, Pain Crisis - 21 Feb 2008

Wichita Patients Having Difficulty Finding Docs; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-02-21. [Discussion at: PRN - Hot off the Presses forum]

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Newsflash - PRN in Kansas (updated news archive)

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 …

2008-02-12

Jailed Doc’s Patients Sue Govt.

*__Jailed Doc’s Patients to Sue Government.__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-02-11. [*Source*][source]. **[[Discuss this article on the Chronic Pain Forums!][forum]]** See also: [**Newsflash - PRN in Kansas (updated news archive)**][nflash] —- …

2008-02-03

Abandoned Patients Rally in Kansas

Filed under: Opiophobia/Chilling Effect, Pain Crisis - 03 Feb 2008

*__[Abandoned] Patients Rally in Support of Indicted Doc [Schneider]__*; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-02-02. *__[Source][prally].__* [[**Join the discussion!**][forum] on the Chronic Pain Forums] —- HAYSVILLE, Kan. (AP) — About 30 patients …

2008-02-01

Doc Behind Bars, Patients Wonder Where to Turn

Doc Behind Bars, Patients Wonder Where to Turn; Drug War Chronicles #521; 2008-02-01. Source
[Discuss This Article - Chronic Pain Forums]
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NewsFlash - PRN in Kansas (updated news …

2008-01-30

Dr. Schneider’s License Suspended

Filed under: Uncategorized - 30 Jan 2008

Dr. Schneider’s License Suspended in Attempt to Close Pain Clinic; Roxana Hegeman; Associated Press; 2008-01-30. Source See also:
PRN - Hot off the Presses forum WICHITA, Kan. (AP) …

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 …

2007-07-16

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; …

2007-05-30

Utah / Feds Boldly Move Toward Solution to Addiction

Utah and Federal Law Enforcement Collaborate Towards a Final Solution to the Prescription Drug Abuse Plague; Alex DeLuca; War on Doctors / Pain Crisis; 2007-05-30. Revised: 2007-05-31.

From Salt Lake City comes this article: Does Doc Bust Mean Crime …

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 …

2007-04-30

Regarding “Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive”

Filed under: Uncategorized - 30 Apr 2007

Regarding “Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive”; Mary Baluss, Esq.; Comment #10 in response to John Tierney post “Dr. Hurwitz’ Mysterious Motive” in TiernyLab; 2007-04-25 [I want to comment on Dr. Hurwitz'] motive. In the first Hurwitz trial the government emphasized that …

2007-04-28

Initial Analysis of Hurwitz Retrial Verdict

Filed under: Uncategorized - 28 Apr 2007

Initial Analysis of Hurwitz Retrial Verdict; Mary Baluss, Esq.; The Project for Pain and Chemical Dependency listServ; National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain; 2007-04-27; 7:04 PM. Obviously we wished he’d walked but when the jury finally came back just before …

2007-04-24

At [Hurwitz] Trial, Pain Has a Witness

Filed under: Uncategorized - 24 Apr 2007

At Trial, Pain Has a Witness (full text) - John Tierney; Findings Column, New York Times, Science section; 2007-04-22. Posted: 2007-04-23. Source Excerpt: [Hurwitz] did get rid of the worst patients, he said, but he believed others were reforming, and …

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

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 …

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