Mar 26, 2005
By: Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
Federal prosecutors in Virginia want Dr. William Hurwitz, recently convicted on 50 counts of distributing narcotics, to go to prison for life without parole when he is sentenced in mid-April.
For the 50 million or so Americans who suffer from chronic pain, the fate of Dr. Hurwitz should be [...]
Mar 15, 2005
Author Unknown
Stopthedrugwar.org
The most closely watched in a growing procession of prosecutions of doctors involved in aggressive pain management with opioids came to an end in a suburban Washington, DC, federal courthouse Thursday as presiding federal circuit court Judge Leonard Wexler sentenced Northern Virginia pain specialist Dr. William Hurwitz to 25 years in prison [...]
Mar 2, 2005
By: David B. Brushwood, R.Ph., J.D.
Painandthelaw.org
We all make mistakes. We know we make mistakes. There’s a wonderful phrase, “The Fog of War.” What the Fog of War means is that war is so complex it’s beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend all the variables. Our judgment, our understanding, are not [...]
Mar 2, 2005
By: David B. Brushwood, R.Ph., J.D.
The University of Florida
The DEA is interfering with medical practice. They probably wish they were not doing this (they consistently tell us that this is not their purpose), and surely they must know that they have no legal authority to do this. But they are doing it nonetheless. [...]
Mar 1, 2005
By: Kimberly Wise
Innovations-Report.de
According to a study published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, chronic users of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have an increased risk of bleeding and visible damage to their small intestine.
“We have always known that NSAIDs can cause potentially deadly stomach complications, but the extent [...]
March 1, 2005
By: David Bruce
The Times News (PA)
When he takes his painkillers, Robert Holmes can coach his son’s baseball team or mow his lawn.
But Holmes hasn’t been able to get any OxyContin since state and federal narcotics agents raided his doctor’s east Erie office.
“The pain is so intense, I have no quality of life,” said [...]
