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The good news about pain treatment: the Drug Enforcement Administration recently posted new guidelines on the DEA website to stop the unjustified harassment and prosecution of pain doctors.(Brief Article)
THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT PAIN TREATMENT:
The Drug Enforcement Administration recently posted new guidelines on the DEA website to stop the unjustified harassment and prosecution of pain doctors.
THE BAD NEWS ABOUT PAIN TREATMENT:
Two months later the DEA deleted the guidelines, citing unspecified "misstatements."
No one knows why the DEA suddenly withdrew its own rules--the Agency isn't talking. But it may have been the fact that the guidelines protected doctors from prosecution if they unwittingly prescribed opiates to addicts who deceived them. The government is currently prosecuting several physicians for exactly that conduct.
Over 30 million Americans suffer from chronic pain. A great many may need double or triple the normal amount of medication--and they are almost always under-treated. These people could legitimately get relief with opioid drugs but they can't find doctors willing to prescribe enough to kill ...
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