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(Message started by: vietvet2tours on May 18^th, 2005, 3:03pm)

Title: This is my Dr. 2
Post by vietvet2tours on May 18^th, 2005, 3:03pm

The DEA in recent years has been cracking down on the illegal sale of pharmaceuticals, including the painkiller OxyContin. Flowers said an estimated 15 percent of all controlled substances make it to the illegal market - a process called "diversion" when a patient resells medication - accounting for about $25 million in sales each year.

"Somebody can make a lot of money in diversion," Flowers said.

Nelson, who said he has done nothing wrong, said the DEA never told him what the case is about.

"They just came in and grabbed the charts," said Nelson, a neurologist who has been practicing medicine in Montana since the 1970s and has an unblemished record with state medical officials.

Nelson has been in contact with lawyers and said he plans on speaking with a lawyer in San Francisco who has dealt with other pain-relief doctors who have had run-ins with the DEA.

Meanwhile, Nelson has stopped prescribing narcotic drugs that his patients have come to rely on, he said. Instead, he's referring them to alternatives that "muffle" the pain but may not be as effective.

Nelson started treating patients with chronic pain about three years ago. His office on South Frontage Road serves a wide range of patients, including some dealing with severe pain who need strong narcotic medications.

Title: Re: This is my Dr. 2
Post by Gator on May 18^th, 2005, 4:33pm