Salem-News.com Articles written by Marianne Skolek

Physician Under U.S. Senate and D.E.A. Investigation for `Pain Clinic` Deaths Says Doctors Kill Thousands Due to `Death Tables`

Change of heart, Mr. Webster -- I mean Dr. Webster -- to quote Harry Truman -- is the kitchen getting hot? Or my version "Is the DEA getting hot for you?"

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - In 2012, Lynn M. Webster, MD, currently under U.S. Senate investigation as well as a D.E.A. investigation for up to two dozen deaths at his "pain clinic" in Utah stated that doctors killed up to two dozen due to "death tables".

My curiosity got the best of me. How could a doctor say that doctors kill thousands -- and two years later be under D.E.A. investigation for deaths at his Utah pain clinic?

L.A. Times Reveals that Purdue Pharma Knowingly Concealed Database of Bad Doctors

Purdue Pharma has reaped close to $30 billion in profits since the launch of OxyContin in 1996. Some of these profits were gained from the doctors on a list that Purdue Pharma has not released to authorities.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - This week "L.A. Times" reporters Scott Glover and Lisa Girion broke a news story that the maker of the deadly drug, OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, has a list of "about" 1,800 doctors who may have recklessly prescribed the highly addictive drug to addicts and dealers.

The problem is Purdue Pharms has not been alerting authorities to their list of "bad docs."

Howard Udell Legacy - 1941 - 2013

After testimony, I walked to the defense table within 3 feet of the defendants and as clearly as I could say I spoke for Jill and the victims of OxyContin by saying "You are bastards -- you are sheer evil."

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Howard Udell pleaded guilty in Federal Court in Virginia in 2007 to misleading physicians and patients about the addictive and abusive qualities of OxyContin along with Michael Friedman, CEO and Paul Goldenheim, MD, Medical Director executives of Purdue Pharma.

What are you Hiding South Carolina Medical Board?

Why are US states disciplining doctors by making them read a book authored by a misleading drug profiteer under Senate Investigation?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Last week I wrote an article about the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice requiring disciplined physicians to read Scott M. Fishman, MD's book "Responsible Opioid Prescribing" endorsed by the State Federation Board of Medical Boards in all 50 states as well as Canada.

Dr. Fishman's misleading book minimizes the risks of addiction when a physician prescribes narcotics to patients.

Slapping the Wrist of Minnesota`s Drug Pushing Doctors

Forced to read a book by a physician under Senate Investigation?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - What is the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice doing to sanction some physicians in disciplinary action?

This falls under the category of totally unbelievable -- if not criminal. This month it came to my attention that two physicians were being disciplined by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice. I have no doubt that other physicians in Minnesota have also been given the same "directive".

Big Pharma`s System of Rewards... for their Own

The FDA as a regulatory agency accepts any award from the pharmaceutical industry or its funded pain foundations.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Douglas Throckmorton, MD - Deputy Director of FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and the true "smoking gun" in the opioid epidemic in the U.S. and Canada killing and addicting.

Dr. Throckmorton has been described by the FDA as bringing "invaluable leadership and support to the Agency and he will continue to do an outstanding job working to protect and advance public health."

Top `Experts` Keep Pushing OxyContin and Confusing Public About `Addiction`

Part 2 - "The Untouchables" - Lynn R. Webster, MD, Scott M. Fishman, MD and Lisa Robin, Federation of State Medical Boards -- what makes them think they are "untouchable"?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - As an example of these individuals perhaps feeling untouchable is an experience I had last week -- that plays out every day in all 50 states as well as Canada.

In talking with a 75 year old woman, I learned that her physician had prescribed OxyContin for her back pain a few weeks ago - 10 milligrams twice a day. In a couple of weeks, he increased her dosage to 30 milligrams twice a day.

Purdue Pharma Places Price Tag on Life: We`re Worth $61.54 Each

A $13 billion pharmaceutical company responsible for criminally marketing OxyContin as less likely to be addictive or abused and Pike County, Kentucky thinks that $4 million will "make a difference"?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - This past week, Pike County, Kentucky settled its lawsuit against Purdue Pharma over the company’s narcotic painkiller OxyContin.

The amount? $4 million for approximately 65,000 people in Pike County If you do the math that equates to $61.54 per person in Pike County -- a county crippled by OxyContin in deaths and addictions.

Senate Investigations Could Blow Open Deadly `Undertreatment of Pain` Fiasco

Part I - What does the Federation of State Medical Boards have in common with Scott M. Fishman, MD, Lynn R. Webster, MD and others financially tied to the pharmaceutical industry -- resulting in an opioid epidemic devastating families throughout the country?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - The Federation of State Medical Boards and Drs. Fishman and Webster are all under the radar of the U.S. Senate looking into the culpability of the FSMB and other physicians.

The Senate is investigating possible financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry in pushing dangerous opioids for the "undertreatment" of pain in the country.

Why Won`t Scott Fishman Talk Straight About Drug Addiction?

"A person can become pharmacologically dependant to a pain medication but addiction does not always or usually occur." - Scott M. Fishman, MD

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - A few years ago, Scott M. Fishman, MD was interviewed by his employer, the University of California Davis and asked about the common problems in physicians treating pain patients.

Interesting topic for the time -- at the height of the opioid prescribing frenzy.