From the 5/9 Show - A Positive Tribute to my Home Town Paper

Originally Posted by larry

Since my local paper wrote about the over 500 yearly deaths in the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater area over two years ago I have been calling the reporters at the St. Pete Times concerning the culture of drugs "dumber than 5th graders". After the chilling report of deaths, the St. Pete Times followed up with a full article that expounded on the merits of pain management. A quote from the article was: "How could I not be giving my patients opiates?" says VanDercar, "I'm managing chronic pain. If it controls the person's pain and lets them have a life, why not?"...

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