David Ciancimino, MD
David Ciancimino, MD, 63, was an independent solo practitioner practicing psychiatry and neurology/psychiatry in Shelton, CT. He was also an assistant clinical professor at Yale University School of Medicine for 29 years where he taught and supervised medical...
Advice to Family Members of Opioid Addicts Seeing Doctors
Earlier this week I was interviewed by a journalist writing a book about a doctor currently in prison convicted of a violation of the Controlled Substance Act. I won’t divulge the doctor or the journalist, but I want to respond to one of his questions. Bottom line...
Risk of Overdose/Withdrawal Following Opioid Taper
,An article in JAMA about a study done by Joshua J. Fenton, MD shows that the risks of overdose and withdrawal following an opioid taper extends into two years following the taper. This is different from the expected result that there might be short-term risks, but...
Why Do People Choose to Die?
Why do people choose to die? I ask that question in all seriousness. Two of our great patient advocates died this month of cancer who didn’t have to. So why did they choose to die? Well, I actually do have the answer to that question, but it doesn’t have to be the...
Petition for Compassionate Release by Paul Volkman, MD
75 y/o Paul Volkman, MD was given 4 life sentences for treating pain patients with opioids. He is applying for compassionate release from prison. He won’t be practicing medicine again, and he is not a danger to society. The problem he faces, however, is that...
ORAL ARGUMENT RECAP RUAN V. UNITED STATES BY RON CHAPMAN, II
Ron Chapman II wrote a succinct explanation of the Supreme Court hearing for the Doctors Xiulu Ruan, MD and Shakeel Kahn, MD in his blog. He has given me permission to share his blog post. But also, please go to his original blog as that will help his search engine...
Pain Patient Story
I received the following well-written letter from a patient 2 years ago. How many other patients are in this same situation? It is for patients like her that everyone needs to learn that drugs are not the cause of addiction so we can get the Controlled Substance Act...
Chapman Law Group Wins for Doctors
Kendall Hansen, MD, 66 y/o pain management specialist in Crestview Hills, KY, was indicted Nov 18, 2021. But in the course of time since the raid on his office Feb 9, 2019, he was smart. He hired Chapman Law Group. This is something all medical professionals need to...
Moral Injury in Health Professions
Anne Louise Phelan, M.D., is a retired physician and a writer, currently working on a memoir titled “The Disrupted Physician.” The following article by her was published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The link to the article is connected to the title. Please go on...Get Your DoC T-shirts
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