"The Chilling Effect: Pain Patients in the War on Drugs"
I thank John Chase and Linda Paey for joining us, and for all of you who attended. I think the audience was shocked concerning the long sentences handed down for doctors and patients concerning those with chronic pain. Thank you for joining us in this interesting talk. Gary Przyborski
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Americans face a medical crisis, where those in need, are often denied pain relief due to the intervention of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
Why are patients being abandoned by their doctors?
How dangerous are opiates, compared to other drugs?
What is the effect of untreated pain on the body?
What changes to anti-drug policy are indicated?
Join us for a showing of the DVD, "The Chilling Effect: Pain Patients in the War on Drugs" and the follow up discussion. Refreshments will be served.
John Chase moderates. Hear from two women whose families are suffering as their spouses struggle to obtain adequate pain relief, including Siobhan Reynolds, wife if a man whose doctor was threatened by the DEA in New York. She then founded the Pain Relief Network to press for changes in anti-drug policy. She has one teenage son. Also, attending is Linda Paey, wife of a very sick man sentenced to 25 years in prison. Linda is an optometrist in New Port Richey with three teenage children. Kathy Parry, Ph.D., on the downsides of powerful pain drugs.
7 PM: "The Chilling Effect: Pain Patients in the War on Drugs"
8 PM: Panel Discussion
8:30PM: Q & A
The Chilling Effect (PDF file suitable to handout as a flyer)
For More Information, See--
http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/default.asp?id=21&mnu=21 called "LIFE AS A PERSON IN PAIN" this is from the organization Sioban Reynold's organization.
http://www.reason.com/sullum/042304.shtml called " Pill Sham: A man seeking pain relief gets 25 years for drug trafficking" by Jacob Sullum compares Richard Paey to Rush Limbaugh. REASON magazine.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/26/opinion/26sat3.html?8br called "Weighing the Difference Between Treating Pain and Dealing Drugs" by TINA ROSENBERG. New York Times editorial tackles this issue, dated 2005/03/26.
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