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NORMAN J CLEMENT RPH., DDS, NORMAN L.CLEMENT PHARM-TECH, MALACHI F. MACKANDAL PHARMD, IN THE SPIRIT OF JOSEPH SOLVO ESQ., INC.T. SPIRIT OF REV. C.T. VIVIAN, JELANI ZIMBABWE CLEMENT, BS., MBA., IN THE SPIRIT OF THE HON. PATRICE LUMUMBA, IN THE SPIRIT OF ERLIN CLEMENT SR., WALTER F. WRENN III., MD., JULIE KILLINGWORTH, LESLY POMPY MD., CHRISTOPHER RUSSO, MD., NANCY SEEFELDT, WILLIE GUINYARD BS., JOSEPH WEBSTER MD., MBA, BEVERLY C. PRINCE MD., FACS., NEIL ARNAND, MD., RICHARD KAUL, MD., LEROY BAYLOR, JAY K. JOSHI MD., MBA, ADRIENNE EDMUNDSON, ESTER HYATT PH.D., WALTER L. SMITH BS., IN THE SPIRIT OF BRAHM FISHER ESQ., CUDJOE WILDING BS, MARTIN NJOKU, BS., RPH., IN THE SPIRIT OF DEBRA LYNN SHEPHERD, BERES E. MUSCHETT, STRATEGIC ADVISORS
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Dr. Holden was living the American Dream. He was highly respected by his colleagues and patients and esteemed by the local community. Little did he know that his enchanted life would be soon spectacularly crushed, his reputation and his health ruined, and his freedom endangered.
A dramatic narrative with intense courtroom drama, PAIN ON TRIAL is based on a true story. In the book, you’ll learn the truth about the under-treatment of pain, and the real role of medically indicated opioids in the current drug overdose crisis. You’ll find the facts rarely discussed in the news about the role of opioids in treating pain and the issues related to drug dependence, drug abuse, and drug addiction.
The book also depicts the misguided government policies and actions that imperil the lives of thousands of pain patients and the medical professionals who treat them. You will be stunned to learn how the usage of opioid analgesics and dependence on them are often misunderstood, misrepresented, and vilified.
The unforeseen twists and turns of this true story that happened in Boston, MA, including two federal trials, won’t let you put the book down until you reach the astonishing ending.
“Pain on Trial is an insider’s look at what it is like for an innocent person to be on trial for 8 long years. After reading it, you will wonder how our legal system can be so flawed. In Pain on Trial, the unbelievable course of events is so surreal and unexpected that the reader might be tempted to believe the book is a work of pure fiction.
However, it is a true story. Dr. Holden’s story is as moving as it is incredible. Readers will be uplifted and inspired by the courage and strength of Dr. Holden and his family.”
Lynn R. Webster, MD, Past President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, author of the award-winning book, The Painful Truth, and co-producer of a public television documentary with the same name.
A Massachusetts doctor and a nurse practitioner have been found not guilty in their second trial on charges they prescribed powerful painkillers to patients without legitimate medical reasons.
“A federal jury in Boston acquitted former Dr. Joseph Zolot and nurse Lisa Pliner on Friday of conspiracy and drug trafficking charges. Prosecutors alleged the two improperly distributed methadone, oxycodone, and fentanyl, and ignored evidence that some of their patients were misusing, abusing and even selling the drugs. Six of their patients died.”
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“Because many MDs, intimidated by the nefarious autocratic actions of the DOJ and DEA, have simply “retired” or shut down their pain care clinics.
Those “retirings” and pain practice closings are no coincidence. They’ve been going on nationwide for five years because clinicians are deathly afraid of DEA raids and are fearful, intimidated by DOJ prosecutor’s entrapments.
“Defense attorneys said Zolot and Pliner were compassionate caregivers who wrote the prescriptions in good faith to help people who were suffering from intense pain.
Zolot’s attorney Howard Cooper told The Boston Globe he hopes the verdict will allow doctors to use the tools available to them to treat patients.
“Everybody recognizes that opiates are an issue in our community. What you hear a lot less about are the chronic-pain patients who need pain medication to have any quality of life and to get through the day,” Cooper said.
Zolot and Pliner worked together at his Nonsurgical Orthopedic Center, which he opened in 2003 in suburban Needham.
Cooper said Zolot’s business was effectively shut down after federal agents took most of his medical records in 2007. He voluntarily surrendered his medical license after state authorities began proceedings to revoke it.
Pliner gave up her license as a nurse practitioner but continues to work as a nurse.
Her lawyer Michael Connolly told the Globe she “has tremendous compassion for the families that lost their loved ones,” but doesn’t believe the clinic’s practices were responsible.
The defendants’ first trial last year ended in a mistrial when jurors could not reach a verdict.”
This article was originally published on May 16, 2015.
Thank you Norman for the great presentation of my story and my book. In addition you may find it interesting that a few days after Lisa and mine acquittals the WSJ published an article about this case written by the nationally known and well respected attorney Harvey Silverglade.
Best regards,
J. Zolot, MD
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-treating-pain-brings-a-criminal-indictment-1434148923