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News of the Day ... in Perspective3/9/2005
LIFE SENTENCE
RECOMMENDED FOR VIRGINIA PAIN DOCTOR
Stunned from
medical community Sentencing
scheduled April 14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The
Dr. Hurwitz was convicted on 50
federal charges in December in relation to his prescriptions of legal
painkillers. The
government claimed that Dr. Hurwitz knowingly prescribed medications for
patients to sell.
Dr.
Hurwitz's defense demonstrated that the patients in question were experienced
con artists who also managed to con the DEA as well. At least two of the prosecutor’s “star
witnesses” were getting prescriptions from other doctors even while being
“handled” by the DEA to go undercover to gather evidence against Dr.
Hurwitz. As
defense attorney Hallinan said, "these people were predators...and had played
doctors for years" to get drugs. And that it was because of Dr. Hurwitz's
belief in his responsibility to treat patients in pain without making judgment
about whether they were good enough people to “deserve” treatment. “His belief in his ethical duty is the
key to the door of his office for these thieves and predators.” The
Washington Post quotes the stunned reaction of Russell Portenoy, chairman of
pain medicine at AAPS has written a letter to
the judge requesting leniency for Dr. Hurwitz. Sentencing is scheduled for
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