Pharmacists Report Delays in Getting Opioids
Pharmacists across the country say “surprise disruptions” in the supply of opioid analgesics are forcing them to turn away legitimate patients with valid prescriptions for…
DEA
My Story: Walgreens is Ruining My Life
I have been a pain patient for over 25 years. The last 13 of those have been with the same doctor treating my pain. My…
My Story: Pain Patients Need to Unite for DEA Reform
There's a crisis building in the United States today that is little known, yet may affect every American at some point in their life. It…
Living with Pain: Wrong People Being Targeted in the War on Drugs
Readers who’ve followed this column know that I primarily focus on the collateral damage the war on drugs inflicts on physicians and pain patients. I…
Living with Pain: The DEA’s War on Pain Patients Reaches California
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has expanded the war on pain patients from the shores of Florida to the shores of California -- with a…
The Government’s War on Pain Doctors: One Physician’s Story
Editor’s Note: Linda Cheek is a family practice and alternative medicine physician in southwest Virginia. In June, Cheek pleaded not guilty to a 173-count federal…
Living with Pain: Is the War on Pain Patients a Human Rights Violation?
When we read about human rights violations, we usually think of Russia, China or third world countries. We rarely think of the United States. Yet…
Study Reveals Where Drug Abusers Get Their Painkillers
A new government survey reveals that over 70 percent of people who abuse prescription painkillers get their pills from a friend or relative – usually…