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Schneider Trial - Week 4

"The law does not pretend to punish everything that is dishonest. That would seriously interfere with business" - Clarence Darrow

(WICHITA, Kansas) - The trial of Stephen Schneider, former doctor, whose pain clinic has been linked to 68 deaths and who was known in the medical community as the "candy man" for his prescribing habits had some dramatic moments in the courtroom this past week.

The jury heard Brent Rody, MD and former chief medical officer for Via Christi Hospital in Wichita, testify at the trial of Schneider and his wife, Linda, a nurse at the clinic.

Week 3 - Stephen Schneider Trial

"Half-remembered names and faces But to whom do they belong?
When you knew that it was over
In the autumn of goodbyes" Lyrics from Windmills (or Pill Mills) of your Mind

(WICHITA, Kansas) - In Week 3 of the Stephen and Linda Schneider trial in Wichita, Kansas, the jury heard Ted Parran, a physician from Cleveland, Ohio refer to the Schneider Medical Clinic as a "pill mill."

Dr. Parran is considered a nationally recognized addiction specialist.

American Pain Society`s 29th Annual Scientific Meeting

Strange -- 20 years later, we don't hear mention of pseudo-addiction, but we certainly hear mention of a dramatic rise in drug overdose deaths by 5-fold as a result of opioids -- and this comes from the FDA. Coincidence?

(BALTIMORE, Md.) - The American Pain Society held its 29th Annual Scientific Meeting this past weekend in Baltimore, Maryland.

Of particular interest to some pharmaceutical companies producing opioids in their promotion of the "epidemic of the undertreatment of pain" in this country is the U.S. FDA's controversial REMS.

Week Two of the Schneider Trial

‏A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two bones crossed together under the skull. It is generally used as a warning of danger -- usually in regard to poisonous substances.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Week 2 of the "Pill Mill Doc" trial in Wichita, Kansas ended with testimony from previous employees of the pain clinic.

The court heard from patients, family members, and an ER physician from a local hospital.

Week 1 of Pill Mill Doc Trial in Wichita, Kansas

"So dark the con of man" - Da Vinci Code

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Opening statements in what could be a 12 week trial, included a prosecutor portraying Stephen Schneider, a former doctor, and his wife Linda, a nurse in his medical practice as "greedy criminals".

"This is a case about money, not medicine," Assistant US Attorney Tanya Treadway told jurors this week.

The Alleged `Undertreatment of Pain` in the U.S. Military

The notion of "undertreatment of pain" involves a goal of addicting every class of people in our country with opioids -- even our bravest -- our military.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The pharmaceutical industry, their pain societies/foundations and their lobbyists fought for a Military Bill for the "undertreatment of pain in our armed forces" and were successful at having the bill pass.

Stephen Schneider and Linda Schneider Trial - Day 1

Jury selection will be completed tomorrow morning with the attorneys' opening statements after the lunch break.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - Two Years After Being Arrested Jury Selection Begins in Trial of "Pill Mill" Doc and Nurse Wife.

Jury selection is taking place today in a Federal Courthouse in Wichita, Kansas of Stephen Schneider, a former doctor, and his wife, Linda Schneider, a Licensed Practical Nurse who managed their medical clinic.

Trial of Kansas Pain Doctors Will be on Our Radar

"A lawyer's performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome -- the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts." Melvin Belli (prominent American attorney July 29, 1907 – July 9, 1996)

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - Beginning Monday, April 26 I will be writing about the a trial taking place in Wichita, Kansas.

It is expected to run six to eight weeks. The 69 page indictment against the Schneiders suggests a serious pattern of questionable drug dealing and a large number of related deaths.

Pharmaceutical Scents

Purdue's scent strategy involves a balmy bouquet smell in its exhibits.

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - With the time to develop a drug taking 10 to 15 years, and the cost to create it soaring more than 300 percent since 1987, the pharmaceutical industry is a competitive landscape.

Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of analgesics and other drugs, likes to create a sense of ease in its trade show exhibits and capture attendees’ attention by prescribing a bit of aromatherapy.

Time for Florida to Boot the Pill Mills

"It's time to tell southern Florida state lawmakers and the 'pill mills' they allow to stay in business -- to get out of Dodge -- We're taking back our state."

(FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.) - State lawmakers in southern Florida have given the "green light" to pill mills.