The Opioid Crisis the News Isn’t Talking About

February 21, 2018Our News & Commentary Blog, public commentChronic pain, Opioid CrisisDiane Coleman

…s that do more harm than good in addressing the opioid crisis. [1] https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/about-acl/2018-01/Final_RFI_Opioid_Use_Disorder_PwD_Jan2018.pdf [2] Andrew Rosenblum, et al., Opioids and the Treatment of Chronic Pain: Controversies, Current Status, and Future Directions (2008)https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2711509/ [3] Maia Szalavitz, Opioid Addiction Is a Huge Problem, but Pain Prescriptions Are Not the Cau…

Oregon Assisted Suicide Data Analysis 2023

…ians’ Perceptions Of People With Disability And Their Health Care, https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.01452 [3] https://ncd.gov/sites/default/files/NCD_Assisted_Suicide_Report_508.pdf [4] https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Revised-OR-WA-Abuses.pdf [5] https://dredf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Hendin-Foley-Michigan-Law-Review.pdf [6] https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/providerpartnerresources/evaluationresearch/deathwith…

Lisa Blumberg: Recent Medscape Survey Indicates that Doctors are Divided on Life and Death Issues

December 29, 2022"end of life", aid in dying, assisted suicide, futile care, futility, Health care decision-making, healthcare rationing, life-sustaining treatment, Our News & Commentary Blog, passive euthanasia, quality of life judgments, treatment withdrawalassisted suicide, futility, Surrogate decision making, treatment withholdingDiane Coleman

…//www.medscape.com/slideshow/2022-right-wrong-rpt-6015870#7 https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/ProviderPartnerResources/EvaluationResearch/DeathwithDignityAct/Documents/year16.pdf https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00302228211033368 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6882029/ https://www.medscape.com/slideshow/2022-right-wrong-rpt-6015870#8 https://khn.org/news/article/advance-care-planning-palliative-care-experts-paradigm-shift/ h…

Statement of Not Dead Yet (USA) In Opposition To Tasmanian Proposal For Voluntary Assisted Dying II

…ret Dore’s analysis of Oregon and Washington assisted suicide laws: http://www.choiceillusion.org/p/the-oregon-washington-assisted-suicide.html [14] National Elder Abuse Incidence Study 1998: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/Elder_Rights/Elder_Abuse/Index.aspx [15] Under the Radar: New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study 2009: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/reports/Under%20the%20Radar%2005%2012%2011%20final%20report.pdf [16] Autopsy C…

NDY Public Comment To U.S. Senate Aging Committee About Guardianship & Its Alternatives

…CEO dcoleman@notdeadyet.org Lisa Blumberg, JD, Consultant ENDNOTES https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedknutson/2018/04/18/vast-majority-of-elder-financial-abuse-by-guardians-can-be-prevented-experts-tell-senate/#131a010a5caa https://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/SDM-Summit-Conclusions-and-Recommendations.pdf, https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_aging/2017_SDM_%20Resolution_Final.authcheckdam.pdf http://supp…