Pain Relief Network Sues State of Washington

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Pain Treatment Advocacy Group Sues State of WA; Donna Gordon Blankinship; Associated Press; 2008-06-25.

See also:
Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, Damages
a class action lawsuit by Laura Cooper (lead attorney) et al., Filed: 2008-06-24 

Exhibit 1: The WA state Opioid Dosing “Guidelines”
by Agency Medical Directors Group (AMDG); Mar. 2007; Filed 2008-06-24

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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.

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