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This site has been developed by the Center
for Health Law Studies at Saint Louis University and the American
Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics under a grant from The Mayday Fund.
Introduction
 Introductory
Real Video by Professor Sandra Johnson, Tenet Professor in Health Law and
Ethics at Saint Louis University
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Introduction to Pain and the Law
Breaking
News
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Vol.
31 No. 1 posted
Common Pains Hurt Worker Productivity:
December 26, 2003 - Headaches, backaches, arthritis and other types of musculoskeletal
pain cost American workers an average of 4.6 hours of productive time each
week, resulting in an estimated cost of $61.2 billion in lost hours...
Ninth Circuit Grants Preliminary Injunction
in Medical Marijuana Case:
December 18, 2003 - In a two-to-one decision, a three-judge panel of the Ninth
Circuit has held that the federal Department of Justice should be temporarily
enjoined from enforcing the Controlled Substances Act...
Breaking News Archives
Mayday
Scholars Commentary
Deborah Hellman, J.D., and Diane Hoffmann, J.D., MPH
Virginia Pain Doctor’s Sentence Reduced – A Pyrrhic Victory (July
2007)
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph.,
J.D. Asking The DEA How To Practice Medicine (April
2006)
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph.,
J.D. Continued Fallout From DEA Pain Management FAQ Withdrawal (Sept.
2005)
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph.,
J.D. VIGIL: A Regrettable Necessity for Opioid Prescribing and Dispensing (July
2005)
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph.,
J.D. Same Day Multiple Prescriptions:
Clarifying the Bungled DEA Message (March 2005)
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph.,
J.D. Non-Negotiables in the DEA FAQ Redux.
(Feb. 2005)
David B. Brushwood, R.Ph., J.D. Increased
Liability For Under Prescribing Will Not Improve Pain Management. (July
2004)
Mayday
Press Conference Videos - April 29, 2003
Mayday
Press Conference Videos - April 30, 2001
Additional
Commentaries
For Persons in Pain
 This
site focuses primarily on the legal issues involving pain management and palliative
care. If you have specific medical questions about pain and its treatment
we recommend you consult with your medical professionals.
Further information is available at:
The Mayday Pain Project
The American Pain Foundation
The National Foundation for the Treatment of Pain
WebMD Pain Management Center
Medscape Health News
More Links |
Other
News Sources
Medscape,
Health News
Washington
Post, Chronic
Diseases and Illnesses
Medscape
Resource Center, Pain
Management
Medscape
Resource Center, Cancer
Pain Management
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