Feature: The DEA's New Proposed Policy Statement on Pain Prescribing -- What Does It Mean?

from Drug War Chronicle, Issue #453, 9/15/06

When the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a new policy statement on prescribing controlled substances for patients suffering from chronic pain last week, it sought to redress the rising chorus of concern and complaints from health care workers and patients alike that its tough stance toward physicians prescribing opioid pain medications was resulting in a crisis in care for chronic...Read more