Posts Tagged ‘ Pain Management ’

Bill includes clinic regulations

Comprehensive legislation aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse in Ohio will be introduced soon at the Statehouse, one of the bill’s sponsors said.


 

Society of Pain Management Providers Calls Bradenton Pill Mill Moratorium a Joke

Paul Sloan is not a doctor, but he owns two pain management clinics in Sarasota County. Under the new “moratorium” that the Bradenton City Council has enacted, he would be unable to open a clinic within city limits.


 

Delray Beach pain clinic doctor arrested for practicing without active license

A registered pain clinic doctor lost her Florida license to practice medicine but continued prescribing painkillers anyway, authorities said in documents filed today.


 

Accidental overdoses alarm military officials

Prescription drug cocktails have lead to at least 32 accidental overdoses among Marines and soldiers since 2007, bringing military medical practices for treating physical and psychiatric problems under scrutiny.


 

Find Help When Living With Chronic Pain

Most of us can’t imagine living in constant pain. But according to the American Academy of Pain Management, for more than 50 million Americans, there is no imagining—that is their reality.


 

‘Pill mill’ bill easy to back, sheriff says

It should be easy for Ohio legislators to approve a planned bill that would license and regulate pain-management clinics, one Ohio sheriff said.


 

‘Pain doctors’ are a menace

I would like to know how come law enforcement cannot shut down these so-called pain management doctors who are just legalized drug dealers.


 

In the Face of Pain® Offers Social Media 101 for Pain Management Advocates

Today In the Face of Pain® launches a series of online instructional videos to help pain management advocates expand their outreach efforts through popular social media forums.


 

Baby boomers still love to get high, now using prescription meds

Nearly one in 20 U.S. residents above the age of 50 regularly abuses illegal or prescription drugs, according to a report issued by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.


 

Family practice drops patient for drug abuse

A family practice is cracking down on patients who abuse their prescriptions, but one woman says the tough love has gone too far.


 

Acupuncture may trigger natural painkillers

Acupuncture can relieve pain, but how the ancient technique works is still something of a mystery. A new study in mice pinpoints a natural painkiller that may be a clue.


 

Rx drug abuse a growing problem for doctors, officials

It was a scene close to what Dr. Marc Breen remembered from hospitals in Chicago.


 

Pill mill’s demise brings relief to neighbors

Earlier this year, behind Ryan Cragun’s house, a pain clinic cranked to life.
As Cragun watched, long lines formed outside the building. Cars from all over the country crammed the lot. People waited for appointments in the sun. They waited for appointments at dusk. They waited for appointments into the night.


 

Losing licenses doesn’t deter two from opening pain clinics in Florida

In 2004, Dr. Rosetta Cannata pleaded guilty to three felonies and permanently relinquished her Florida medical license after she was caught prescribing addictive painkillers to an undercover cop for cash.


 

Opioids in Management of Chronic Noncancer Pain


 

Stephen Schneider testifies he helped patients nobody else would

For the first time, Stephen Schneider spoke publicly about the events leading up to him and his wife facing a federal criminal trial over their medical practice.


 

Fla. doctor arrested, charged with supplying pills

A South Florida doctor has been charged with improperly supplying thousands of prescription pills to people in eastern Kentucky.


 

Bradenton puts hold on ‘pill mill’ proliferation

The city of Bradenton has become the first local government in the area to enact a ban aiming to purge its boundaries of “pill mills.”


 

The pain of pain clinics

From early in the morning, they sit and wait. The hot Florida sun beats down on their cars which serve as mobile waiting rooms, of sorts, in front a pain management clinic on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa. They’re waiting for pain medication.


 

Pasco joins crackdown on pain-management clinics

Pasco County commissioners are pursuing a moratorium on new pain-management clinics, following the lead of nearby counties stepping up attempts to deal with prescription drug abuse.


 

 
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