Jan 9, 2006
By: Bill Conroy
The Narco News Bulletin
The drug war is supposed to follow a very clear script: According to the official screenwriters, the U.S. justice system is pitted against corrupt players in foreign countries who are trying to flood American streets with illicit drugs. The narco-traffickers, crooked cops, and thieving politicians in the drug […]
Jan 7, 2006
By: Lindsay Nair
The Roanoke Times (VA)
Beverly Gale Boone is seeking more than $250,000 for the expense of defending herself in what she calls “wrongful prosecution.”
A co-defendant in the federal case against Roanoke pain specialist Dr. Cecil Knox is seeking to have the government reimburse her for legal expenses she incurred in her defense […]
Jan 1, 2006
By: John P. Flannery
Cpmission.com
Doctors in this nation are afraid to help patients manage pain as they are afraid that the Justice Department will have them in hand cuffs like common drug dealers — just for writing prescriptions for pain medication.
That’s why patients are going untreated or under-treated. But there is hope.
The US Supreme […]