"We must make sure that the casualties of the war on drugs are not suffering patients who legitimately deserve relief." - - Scott Fishman, President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, on tensions between doctors treating pain and federal authorities enforcing laws against drug abuse.

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Pubdate: Tue, 21 Mar 2006
Source: Washington Post (DC)
Page: HE03
Copyright: 2006 The Washington Post Company
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Author: Scott Fishman
Cited: American Academy of Pain Medicine http://www.painmed.org