Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with oxycontin www.salem-news.com 2013 A few years ago, Scott M. Fishman, MD was interviewed by his employer, the University of California Davis and asked about the common problems in physicians treating pain patients. Interesting topic for the time -- at the height of the opioid prescribing frenzy. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052013/addiction-defender-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052013/addiction-defender-ms.php Sun, 05 May 2013 14:36:00 PDT "Physicians Liability Insurance Company" (PLICO) is hosting a Healthcare Summit in August titled Explore Oklahoma Healthcare Summit 2013 in Oklahoma City. Lynn Webster, MD is a scheduled speaker at the prestigious event, even though he's under Senate and DEA investigation for opioid prescribing while funded by the pharmaceutical industry -- and deaths at his pain clinic in Utah. http://salem-news.com/articles/april162013/pain-docs-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april162013/pain-docs-ms.php Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:18:00 PDT The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) is preparing for their 101st Annual Meeting. Scott M. Fishman, MD will be the recipient of prestigious recognition, even though he's under US Senate investigation for alleged involvement in pushing opioids for profit. http://salem-news.com/articles/april142013/drug-crime-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april142013/drug-crime-ms.php Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:33:00 PDT On March 3, 2013 I wrote an article for Salem-News.com entitled The Profiteers of Drug Addiction Will Meet in Florida. My purpose in writing the article was to bring attention to the fact that the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) in sheer arrogance was holding their annual convention in what has been referred to as "the pill mill capital of America" -- Florida. http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/pain-profits-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252013/pain-profits-ms.php Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:43:00 PDT I recently acquired a copy of the OxyContin Product Data Brochure dated 1996 which Purdue Pharma distributed at the launch of their deadly drug. I have bolded key remarks made by Purdue Pharma and below each remark, I have added information that has surfaced since 1996. http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/oxycontin-data-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march182013/oxycontin-data-ms.php Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:39:00 PDT The American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) indicates on their website - "The Physicians Voice in Pain Medicine" will hold its annual meeting on April 10th through the 14th in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Florida has long been referred to as the "Pill Mill Capital" of the U.S. as well as "Flamingo Road" in the trafficking of addictive and deadly prescription drugs. http://salem-news.com/articles/march032013/drug-profiteers-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march032013/drug-profiteers-ms.php Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:59:00 PST Lynn Webster, MD is now under Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) investigation and admits deaths due to drug overdoses at his pain clinic in Utah I have written about Lynn Webster, MD being under US Senate investigation for his potential part in the opioid prescribing epidemic resulting in deaths and addictions throughout the U.S. http://salem-news.com/articles/february232013/webster-dea-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february232013/webster-dea-ms.php Sat, 23 Feb 2013 14:16:00 PST Last month the Pain Research, Education and Policy Program at Tufts University presented the annual "Sackler Lecture". Scott M. Fishman, MD the Chief of Division of Pain Medicine and Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California-Davis School of Medicine, was the keynote speaker. http://salem-news.com/articles/february192013/profit-pain-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february192013/profit-pain-ms.php Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:39:00 PST This past week the F.D.A. had an advisory panel of "experts" vote to restrict the use of painkillers containing hydrocodone such as Vicodin. http://salem-news.com/articles/january282013/va-restrictions-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january282013/va-restrictions-ms.php Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:26:00 PST If Kentucky is suing the makers of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma for their deceit in marketing the drug, how far behind are the remaining 49 States in Filing Lawsuits for loss of hundreds of thousands of lives to addiction and death? The State of Kentucky has taken on the devil. The devil known as "Hillbilly Heroin" and "Heroin of the Hills" in their state. http://salem-news.com/articles/january162013/kentucky-purdue-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/january162013/kentucky-purdue-ms.php Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:48:00 PST The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently published an article highlighting one of society's deadliest problems, by Thomas Catan and Evan Perez. http://salem-news.com/articles/december192012/russell-portenoy-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december192012/russell-portenoy-ms.php Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:22:00 PST In 2010 I wrote a series on a "pill mill doctor" trial in Kansas. The sentence of Dr. Stephen Schneider and his nurse wife, Linda Schneider was 30 years and 33 years respectively in a federal prison after being found guilty of the death of 68 patients by a jury. http://salem-news.com/articles/december152012/pill-mill-letters-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/december152012/pill-mill-letters-ms.php Sat, 15 Dec 2012 00:48:00 PST My question to Senators Baucus and Grassley is -- why are you not investigating the FDA and Curtis Wright, MD in this call for answers to the painkiller epidemic? http://salem-news.com/articles/november262012/baucus-grassley-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november262012/baucus-grassley-ms.php Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:49:00 PST Pharma's push of painkillers in their marketing of the phrase "under treatment of pain" now hits epidemic proportions in Australia along with the U.S. and Canada A publication called "The Australian" recently ran an article written by Dr. Joe Kosterich. http://salem-news.com/articles/november112012/doctor-joe-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/november112012/doctor-joe-ms.php Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:16:00 PST I've written over the years about "the gatekeeper" of the prescription drug epidemic. Dr. J. David Haddox is V.P. of Health Policy of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin. OxyContin is synonymous with the words "death" "addiction" "overdose" and "abuse." http://salem-news.com/articles/october222012/haddox-purdue-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october222012/haddox-purdue-ms.php Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:32:00 PDT I have written articles for Salem-News.com referencing "Flamingo Road" -- the pipeline of prescription drugs that travels up the east coast from Florida to the New England states. Florida has been vigorously closing "pill mills" in an effort to stem the prescription drug epidemic in their state. http://salem-news.com/articles/october142012/flamingo-road-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october142012/flamingo-road-ms.php Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:10:00 PDT Consumer advocacy groups will stage a protest at the FDA’s White Oak campus in Maryland Monday. They're targeting FDA’s failure to protect Americans from harms associated with prescription painkillers. http://salem-news.com/articles/october022012/fda-painkillers-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october022012/fda-painkillers-ms.php Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:17:00 PDT The video below is from the JUST Story series with Phillip W. McCallum, President-Elect of the state bar in Alabama. In this installment, Mr. McCallum pays tribute to the efforts and spirit of our writer Marianne Skolek, who works tirelessly to expose the real motivations and stark realities of big pharmaceutical giants like Purdue Pharma. http://salem-news.com/articles/october012012/mccallum-skolek-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/october012012/mccallum-skolek-tk.php Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:19:00 PDT Since there is confusion on the actual name of this organization, I will refer to them as "Partnership" in this article until they make the necessary corrections on the Internet to end any further misinformation on their part. In July, 'Partnership' pubslished, 'Maker of OxyContin Plans to Study the Painkiller in Children'. http://salem-news.com/articles/september292012/oxy-children-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september292012/oxy-children-ms.php Sat, 29 Sep 2012 21:55:00 PDT I have been writing about a man named Avi Israel from Buffalo, NY. His son, Michael died last year at the age of 20 - suicide. Michael had been prescribed addictive painkillers for his medical condition. When he realized that he was addicted, he went to his dad and asked for help. Avi first approached Michael's doctor who assured Avi that Michael "needed" these painkillers. http://salem-news.com/articles/september262012/partnership-questions-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september262012/partnership-questions-ms.php Wed, 26 Sep 2012 01:04:00 PDT Recently the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) accused the pharmacy chain, Walgreens with "endangering public safety" and prevented Walgreens from shipping OxyContin and other dangerous painkillers from their Jupiter, Florida distribution center. http://salem-news.com/articles/september232012/pill-deaths-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september232012/pill-deaths-ms.php Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:11:00 PDT When I began my work ten years ago at exposing Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin for their criminal marketing of OxyContin, I was adamant about certain things that I felt I needed to accomplish. Most of them I have accomplished -- testifying against the pharmaceutical company in Virginia when they admitted they lied about the dangers of OxyContin, pleaded guilty and were sentenced. http://salem-news.com/articles/september152012/big-pharma-death-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september152012/big-pharma-death-ms.php Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:37:00 PDT Scott M. Fishman, MD author of "Responsible Opioid Prescribing - A Physician's Guide" is under U.S. Senate investigation as is his book. The book was sponsored by pharmaceutical companies and funded pain foundations who are also under Senate investigation for possible ties to the deep pockets of pharmaceutical companies... http://salem-news.com/articles/september092012/prescription-disaster-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september092012/prescription-disaster-ms.php Sun, 09 Sep 2012 21:02:00 PDT Last week I wrote about Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing petitioning the FDA for stricter guidelines in prescribing opioids for pain. http://salem-news.com/articles/september032012/oxy-senate-inv-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/september032012/oxy-senate-inv-ms.php Mon, 03 Sep 2012 17:40:00 PDT American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) Responds to Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) Citizen Petition to the FDA limiting prescribing addictive opioids for long-term non-cancer pain. http://salem-news.com/articles/august262012/lynn-webster-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august262012/lynn-webster-ms.php Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:43:00 PDT As a background to this article, there is a U.S. Senate investigation of the pharmaceutical industry focusing on companies such as the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma. The Senate is investigating their funded pain organizations and physicians who advocate the use of addictive painkillers and possibly profiting from the prescription drug epidemic. http://salem-news.com/articles/august122012/perry-fine-folo-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august122012/perry-fine-folo-ms.php Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:45:00 PDT For those not familiar with Curtis Wright, MD, he was employed by the FDA from 1989 to October 1997, serving in multiple capacities. http://salem-news.com/articles/august052012/oxycontin-experts-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/august052012/oxycontin-experts-ms.php Sun, 05 Aug 2012 19:01:00 PDT "A Chronic Pain Patient" speaks out about the over-prescribing of painkillers by physicians without rambling, blaming abusers, defending their use of multiple painkillers and denying addiction. http://salem-news.com/articles/july302012/opiate-experience-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july302012/opiate-experience-ms.php Mon, 30 Jul 2012 02:44:00 PDT Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing (PROP) have filed a Citizens Petition to the FDA putting pressure on the agency to change the labeling of Opioids. Before the pharmaceutical companies such as Purdue Pharma, maker of their lethal drug, OxyContin continue their marketing of the word "abuse", let's throw out the word "addiction" to them. http://salem-news.com/articles/july292012/opioid-prescription-ms.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july292012/opioid-prescription-ms.php Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:59:00 PDT The New York Times published on July 10, 2012 that Methadone accounted for about 1/3 of deaths caused by opiate and opioids pain relievers in 2009 but they didn’t give the actual figure. The opiate, Oxycodone, causes the most deaths followed by hydrocodone, (Vicodin) and Morphine but the opioid Methadone which had been used mostly to get addicts off heroin is now widely used as a pain killer. http://salem-news.com/articles/july242012/cannabis-methadone-pl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/july242012/cannabis-methadone-pl.php Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:20:00 PDT