I thought I would share this article with everyone. I'm a WA state resident and this has not effected me as of yet, but it certainly could in the future.
You may wonder why this law suit would pertain to you, your not a WA state resident!
But once you review the article you will find that your states officials & your physician may be using these guidlines to rx your medications and if this is going on in your state this can be very devestating to all of us.
Pain Treatment Advocacy Group Sues State of WA
Jun 25, 2008
By: Donna Gordon Blankinship
The Associated Press
SEATTLE - A pain treatment advocacy group filed suit Wednesday in federal court to challenge the restrictions Washington state officials have put on prescription pain medication.
The nonprofit Pain Relief Network says the guidelines for prescribing narcotics, written by the Washington state Department of Health and published in March 2007, have influenced pain treatment across the country and have made doctors afraid to give opiate prescriptions.
Here is a link to the full article
http://www.painreliefnetwork.org/prn/pain-treatment-advocacy-group-sues-state-of-wa.php
If anyone is willing to discuss this article or share if you've been restricted with your meds because of this law, I would really be interested in hearing about it.
Thank you
Betty
