January 01, 2004

Criminal prosecutions of doctors who use powerful painkillers to treat patients in chronic pain have been increasing in the US lately, even before the Limbaugh case became public. According to the Pain Relief Network, there has been an 800% increase in physician prosecutions over the last three years.

Here's a MeFi thread with more links on this topic. Meanwhile, the DEA has refused a Colorado county judge's order to return a man's medical marijuana. [Via TalkLeft.]