[tag]The International Anesthesia Research Society[/tag]’s most recent issue of Anesthesia and Analgesia contains a lengthy and (at least on first read) thorough piece,“[tag]Pain Management[/tag]: A Fundamental Human Right” by Frank Brennan, Daniel B. Carr, and Michael Cousins.

It’s interesting (but sad) how many people seem to believe that doctors in the U.S. will prescribe any drug at the drop of a hat, and that political pressure on medical care is exerted only on reproductive health issues and stem cell research. A visit to the Pain Relief Network demonstrates that this perception really couldn’t be further from the truth.

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