Salem-News.com Articles written by Marianne Skolek

Pill Mill Doc Case Coming to Trial in Kansas Next Month

"Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws."
- Plato (427-347 B.C.)

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Wichita, Kansas newspapers are reporting that the federal trial of a Haysville doctor and his wife on charges of illegally prescribing painkillers has been reset for April 26, 2010.

The trial of Dr. Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda Schneider, a Licensed Practical Nurse who worked for him had been scheduled to start this week but lawyers asked for more time to prepare for the trial, which is expected to last two months.

The Citizens of Ohio Deserve Better in Dealing with Your Epidemic of Drugs

Gil Grissom (from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) "I tend not to believe people; they lie. The evidence never lies."

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - On February 19, I wrote an article entitled Ohio Residents Better Bar Their Windows and Hide their Daughters.

Hannibal Lecter Gets Away with Murder in Tennessee

Hannibal Lecter: Given the chance, you would deny me my life, wouldn't you?
Clarice Starling: Not your life.
Hannibal Lecter: Just my freedom. You'd take that from me...

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - A Nashville, Tennessee doctor charged in Kentucky with illegally prescribing painkillers lost his medical license for several years after fatally shooting his wife of one year and her mother after his wife filed for divorce in 1986.

AG Conway Update and Wikipedia

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. George Bernard Shaw

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - On September 10, 2009 I wrote an article entitled "A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing." It involved Attorney General Jack Conway of Kentucky accepting a $50,000 check from an organization called NADDI.

A couple of weeks ago, I did an article on NADDI's ties to Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, and their conferences being held at the finest hotels in the country.

Disciplined Physicians used as `Drug Mouthpieces` by Pharmaceutical Companies

"You can't corrupt it. And you know why? Because to corrupt it, you've got to show how corrupt you really are"
-Kojak.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The St. Petersburg Times revealed that physicians are now marketing for drug companies, and some have jaded professional pasts.

Why are physicians involved in medical malpractice lawsuits on the payroll of pharmaceutical companies as speakers to market drugs?

John Stossel and Truth, Justice and the American Way

Stossel buys the marketing ploy of a shrewd criminally convicted pharmaceutical company.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - This week John Stossel of ABC 20/20 fame, posted this a plug for his new TV show:

"People who are desperate to try different medicines and treatments run into a wall of FDA bureaucracy. People suffer and die because the government 'protects' us. It should protect us less and respect our liberty more."

Ohio Residents Better Bar Their Windows and Hide their Daughters

OxyContin is spawning drug addicts and causing pharmacy robberies nationwide every single day.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - This morning newspapers in Ohio were reporting a story of a possible conflict over the state's drug program.

No Expenses Spared for NADDI by Convicted National Drug Peddler Purdue Pharma

The convicted felons of Purdue Pharma put National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators and law enforcement up at the finest hotels in the country.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - NADDI had the below conference listed on their website. Since I live in Myrtle Beach, I emailed several members of the Executive Board of NADDI and asked who would be speaking at their conference.

Several days have passed without one reply, their lack of courtesy and professionalism does not surprise me.

Captain Richard Conklin and RX Patrol and When Does this Guy Sleep?

The bigger picture behind local cases of Oxycontin theft.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Tim King sent me the following news article last night about a break-in to rob OxyContin at a Walgreens south of Portland.

I see stories of break-ins all over the U.S. and Canada every day. Most of the articles read as the one does below that Tim sent me.

Purdue Pharma`s Values or the Grim Reaper Walks Amongst Us

Purdue Pharma - "We believe in doing the right thing"

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - "Honesty, integrity, and respect for the individual are at the core of our culture. We are committed to improving the lives of patients in meaningful and positive ways – from finding and developing safe and effective medicines, to manufacturing them at the highest levels of quality, to demonstrating their value and proper use. We are equally committed to upholding the highest ethical standards, and to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations."

The above is posted on Purdue Pharma's website. The insane thing is these guys actually believe that they have honesty and integrity even after the epidemic of OxyContin deaths and addictions throughout the U.S. and Canada because of their past and present marketing tactics.