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Author:	DrMelPohl	Created:	8/24/2009 3:09 PM
Mel Pohl, MD, FASAM is a Board Certified Family Practitioner. He is Vice President of Medical Affairs and the Medical Director of Las Vegas Recovery Center (LVRC), the only private freestanding, medically managed inpatient detoxification and addiction treatment facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dr. Pohl was a major force in developing LVRC’s Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and co-chaired ASAM’s Third, Fourth, and Fifth National Forums on AIDS and Chemical Dependency. He is the former chairman of ASAM’s AIDS Committee and a member of the Symposium Planning Committee. Dr. Pohl is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. Recently, Dr. Pohl was asked by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) to consult regarding their initiative on prescription drug abuse. He is a nationally known publ

ADDICTION, DRUG ABUSE & STIGMA: HOW THIS FITS WITH CHRONIC PAIN

By DrMelPohl on 8/24/2009 3:09 PM

You may have recently read about Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans whose untimely death was caused by “acute hydromorphone intoxication” and “chronic pain syndrome” according to the death certificate. The story is incomplete and may never be complete – but, clearly, this talented performer died as a result of taking a powerful painkiller, perhaps without a prescription.

Even more recently, pop superstar Michael Jackson died at age 50 in his Los Angeles home from cardiac arrest with the autopsy results pending at this time. News reports stated that he was taking “drugs from prescriptions acquired from multiple doctors.” Stories included information from “ Read More »

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