Posted on April 9, 2008 by Trevor Butterworth
STATS’ fellow Maia Szalavitz reports on the Huffington Post on a case where prosecutors are trying to get a gag order on an activist group for pain sufferers. It seems the testimony provided by the Pain Relief Network as to the legitimacy of prescribing opioids for chronic pain is proving difficult to deal with in [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Maia Szalavitz, Huffington Post
Over a 48-hours period, Richard Paey was medicated with a larger dose of drugs for his MS and back pain while he was in prison than he took when he was free. Yet he was imprisoned for the smaller amount. He’s just been given a full pardon by the State of Florida. [...]
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Maia Szalavitz
Getting randomly pricked by needles won’t help if you’re in severe pain… more
Originally published September 28, 2007
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Posted on November 12, 2007 by Trevor Butterworth
Maia Szalavitz, Huffington Post
Myths and misconceptions about accidental addiction and abuse mean many outside the West are condemned to die in agony… more
Originally published September 12, 2007
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