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Sep 7, 2024 | kevinmd.com | L. Joseph Parker |Neil Anand |Emma Yasinski |A.J. Reid Finlayson

In the state of New York (you already know it’s going to be bad), a doctor and a pharmacist were arrested in a sting operation conducted by a joint task force of the DEA, FBI, IRS, and probably CIA and CBS, though I have no proof of the latter two. The doctor, Mordechai Bar, and the pharmacist, Feroze Nazirbage, have been accused of “violating their oaths,” something you almost never hear said about a prosecutor who hides evidence, but I digress.

May 31, 2024 | kevinmd.com | A.J. Reid Finlayson |Jeffrey Singer |Peter Martin |Sophia Zilber

Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Watch on YouTube. Catch up on old episodes!Join us as we delve into the intricate web of discrepancies surrounding pain medication availability and governmental oversight. Our guest, L. Joseph Parker, a research physician, sheds light on recent revelations regarding the White House Medical Unit’s actions, outlined in an Inspector General’s report.

May 29, 2024 | kevinmd.com | L. Joseph Parker |A.J. Reid Finlayson |Jeffrey Singer |Peter Martin

I have been writing for a while about how the DEA will run out of targets for opioid prosecutions because most doctors are too terrified to treat pain, and now it looks like it has happened. Three doctors in Tennessee were recently convicted of prescribing controlled medications “outside the usual practice of medicine” and “not for a legitimate medical purpose.” The interesting thing is that these doctors weren’t treating pain; they were treating an addiction.

May 1, 2024 | kevinmd.com | L. Joseph Parker |A.J. Reid Finlayson |Jeffrey Singer |Peter Martin

On August 8, 2023, DEA agents shut down the Oak Hill Hometown Pharmacy in the Southern District of West Virginia. Their crime? Having filled more than 2,000 prescriptions for Subutex over more than two years “in the face of obvious red flags of drug abuse and diversion,” according to the U.S. Attorney for that district. I guess someone needs to explain to the government what the heck Subutex is prescribed for.

Dec 19, 2023 | cato.org | A.J. Reid Finlayson |Jeffrey Singer |Peter Martin

Law enforcement agents have raided thousands of doctors and prosecuted them for easing the suffering of their patients. December 19, 2023 • Commentary This article appeared on KevinMD on December 19, 2023. Tennessee Dr. Ralph Thomas Reach is a vastly experienced addiction medicine physician. Continued application of his knowledge and pioneering experience could improve the opioid drug overdose death rate in his state.