Pain Relief Group to Schneider's Defense

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Posted: 5:15 PM Jan 4, 2008
Last Updated: 6:54 PM Jan 4, 2008
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A national pain relief group is in Wichita defending a Haysville doctor who faces federal criminal charges.

Siobhan Reynolds heads the Pain Relief Network out of New Mexico.

She says PRN will be filing a lawsuit against the federal government in defense of Doctor Stephen Schneider. He's the Haysville doctor arrested and charged with over prescribing pain pills, as well as other federal charges.

Reynolds says Schneider did nothing wrong and that the U.S. Department of Justice is singling out pain management doctors around the country, which is a violation of the constitution.

"This has been going on wholesale all across the country. As a result very few physicians will prescribe these much needed medicines,"

The lawsuit will be filed in about 10 days. The U.S. Attorney's office declined comment. Schneider and his wife are scheduled for court February 26th.

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Posted by: tammy Location: Newton on Mar 27, 2008 at 09:58 AM
Dr.S prescribed legal pain meds. If his pt's went home and took the whole bottle, how can this be his fault. Drug addicts will lie and say anything to get what they want. As a nurse I know Dr. our taught to trust their pt's when they tell you they are in pain. Pain is subjective, only the pt knows if it is real or not. I say if you dont live with daily pain, you have no right to even have an opinion.

Posted by: Hi_Jinks Location: Wichita on Feb 10, 2008 at 06:30 PM
He never held a gun to anyone's head. He gave the people what THEY wanted!!

Posted by: Carmin Location: el dorado on Jan 31, 2008 at 09:59 AM
How can one Dr. be blamed when some patients go to more than one Dr. for pain medicine

Posted by: Michele Location: Wichita on Jan 16, 2008 at 06:33 PM
I think that the clinic is doing more good than harm. I have been going there for 5 years and they are the only one that have made a significant difference in the quality of my life. I have been in pain for so many years and they have helped me manage my pain to a point where I can tolerate most days. Before I could not even get out of bed most days because of the pain. I believe the clinic is doing a great job at helping people who truly need pain management help. And as for the people who died I am sorry for their loss but they are the ones who abused the medication NOT the doctors. If I took all of my medications I too would die would that too be the doctors fault? I think not.

Posted by: Me Location: Wichita on Jan 14, 2008 at 06:03 AM
Give me a break... All the positive comments that are defending Schneider is a joke. He's in jail for a reason. Many of you out there know why. Good job D.A.

Posted by: Michael Location: Indiana on Jan 8, 2008 at 08:34 AM
To Chris, Why had your uncle's other doctors not found out he had terminal cancer, before he had to get treated for the pain ( of unknown cause?). Soundsl like the malpractice occurred before your uncle was seen. I knew a fella that was cleared for the "big regional clinic" and came to my office. He was found to have cancer everywhere, when I did an exploratory laparoscopy. Was I responsible for his terminal cancer, too? I know a cancer patient, right now, that can't get pain medication because of, these type of crazy, accusations made by ignorant laymen!

Posted by: Bill on Jan 7, 2008 at 07:32 PM
Thank you unknown. The easiest seat to sit in is the one created by self and it is called self righteousness. So many people sit in judgement of others based on their on righteousness or what they have decided in their own heart what is right and wrong. It is sad to see a person who has never lived in pain to place judgement upon others who are suffering. Some people love to hate, it's their hobby and to even some, I think it's their full time job. Most seem to hate when another person sees things differently than they do, others hate because the live in fear. Dr. Schneider helped those poor souls that no one else cared about, the poor, the "trailer trash" those with no hope and no future. I went to three other doctors for help and was told they can do nothing for my pain. All they offered were nsaids, but after being hospitalized for stomach bleeding, I could no longer take that type of pain killer. I have to have acetaminophen based pain killers. Thank you Dr. Schneider for being the

Posted by: CHRIS Location: WICHITA, KS on Jan 7, 2008 at 03:21 PM
YEAH THIS WAS MY UNCLES DOCTOR TOOK 3MOS TO GET AN APPOINTMENT, ALL SCHNIEDER DID WAS GIVE HIM PAIN KILLERS FINALY TOOK MY UNCLE TO A REAL DOCTOR WHERE WE FOUND UT HE HAD CANCER & WE IS ON HIS DEATH BED NOW...WHAT A LOSER

Posted by: Unknown Location: wichita on Jan 7, 2008 at 12:04 PM
THANK YOU BILL!! It is hard for people that have never been in pain so badly that everyday life isn't in there vocabulary, to understand what its like!! To not be able to perform dialy tasks, such as bathing even. Of course they dont get it nor understand! Its flat out stupidity to corner one doctor, one place, and say its not ok? Its not ok to prescibe pain meds to someone that you know is abusing it, or to someone who isn't in pain... BUT.. the record shows these people got UA's they got testing to show pain WAS an issue! Dr. S would never intentionally hurt someone! He did not give them Rx'x to go home and hurt them selves. He opened his home to the people of haysville after the May 99 tornado, gave them shelter, food, and a warm place to sleep. Mabey it was then he plotted to get some of them addicted?? Yea come on. Most of you obviously dont know the man you are making comments about, and the HELP he has givin to people,inside and OUTSIDE that clinic, not as a doc but as a MAN to!!

Posted by: cliff Location: wichita on Jan 7, 2008 at 10:23 AM
My pharmacy will not let me get too many pills at a time. 30 day supply in 30 days. I dropped some once and tried to refill too soon. I had to go thru the doctor for them. these are not pain meds, they are for diabetes.

Posted by: Bill Location: Wichita on Jan 6, 2008 at 09:52 PM
Donna, Unlike you, I do not make assumptions. Why does he have so many deaths? Why do so many die in nursing homes, maybe they should be all shut down. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that he accepts the patients that other doctors turn away. They are dying anyway so who cares, right? Oh, I am not related to Dr. Schneider, I am sure by his looks he has very little African American in him. Also, I am not in a coma, I never said those who died were abusing the system, I am awake, I am not trying to fool anyone. Now, if you are finished with your ad hominid attacks, maybe we could have an intelligent debate on the ills of mis prescribed medications, and how far can a doctor go before it becomes criminal. PS: You wouldn't be Donna St Clair would you?

Posted by: Women on Jan 6, 2008 at 08:39 PM
A GOOD majority of the people that did die that were pt's at that clinic, had under lying problems!Most of them had medical conditions that (im sorry) were terminal. And, not all of these pts were Dr. S's pts! At one point there were 3 D.O.'s and 3 P.A's. Not all of the pt's that died were under Dr. S's care. The clinic has dr schneiders name on it, not all 100% were his pt's though. Like I said, the fact's need to be strait. And as for Unknown talkin about the bar,, WHAT! You are from a bar, that is the devil's Playground! Why do people go to the bar anyway? To get messed up!!

Posted by: Donna Location: Wichita on Jan 6, 2008 at 05:29 PM
Bill needs to wake up from his coma that the great Martin Luther missed while treating him for 18 months. Schneider the writer had at least 30 deaths during those same 18 months. Why does Bill think all 30 of those deaths were abusing the system? Were the patients that died all "abusers"? If so why didn't a similar amount die at the hands of the all the other pain doctors in the city combined. He was and is a money obsessed drug dealer who took advantage of people who had real pain or addiction problems. The fact that he added so many drugs to the recipe made it difficult for a clear headed person to follow the dosing schedule let alone a person taking his combination of pills for anxiety, insomnia and pain. Wake up Bill you fool no one- - you are probably a relative of the quack.

Posted by: Bill Location: Wichita on Jan 6, 2008 at 12:34 PM
I went to Dr. Schneider when all other doctors had nothing to offer. I followed to the letter the pain management program that he set me up on. After 18 months of treatment, I was able to return to work and have a normal life again. Thank you Dr. Schneider. There will always be people who abuse the system, who take advantage of a given situation to earn an easy buck. They give the ones in need a bad name that they do not deserve. I will never forget the young woman I was speaking to in Dr. Schneider office one day. She was given 2 years to live, was in terrible pain and no other doctor in Wichita had the courage to write the prescriptions she needed. To most doctors, it is better to allow suffering than to lose their nice homes and cars because they cared a little to much. I support Dr. Schneider and the work he was not afraid to do. Dr. Schneider is the Martin Luther of medicine.

Posted by: devil Location: hell on Jan 6, 2008 at 08:59 AM
megan wake up hes a drug dealing murderer

Posted by: Anonymous on Jan 6, 2008 at 06:47 AM
Atleast he's not a doctor who lets people suffer give the guy a break he's done more good then bad

Posted by: A woman Location: Haysville on Jan 6, 2008 at 12:49 AM
Yes, I do believe there are people who really need the pain medicine and use it the way they should. Unfortunately, there are people who became addicted because of Dr. Schneider. His name has been around for years before his arrest was aired. Many people lied to get pain medication and Dr. Schneider kept giving it to them. there are good and bad sides to this. Some of you may say get the facts, I got facts with my own eyes by witnessing some of his lying addict patients take advantage of the drugs and his stupidity to give it away like candy! C'mon look at the counts of people who died from Schneider. Shut his clinic down!

Posted by: Unknown Location: Haysville on Jan 6, 2008 at 12:38 AM
It's sad to say, but a few years back Dr. Schneider's name was known all over the bars. Most the people I knew were Schneider's patients. As soon as they got the prescription refill, 5 pills swallowed at a time and then drink on it. I had a friend who once overdosed because he bought someones pain medication outside the parking lot of the clinic on the day he knew his friends were going in to see Schneider. Yeah, his prescriptions were sold to people everywhere by his own patients. Over half the people in his clinic became addicts because of him overprescribing or just plain dumb enough to give them to those who really don't need it. Schneider's clinic needs to shut down and the addicts need to get their heads checked!

Posted by: megan on Jan 5, 2008 at 09:09 PM
Thank you!!! For all the people that acrually know what is going on. The news only speak what they know about, sadly that aint always the truth, or the full story! Every Patient that comes in that clinic knows they have to bring previous med records and get ua's.. Not any one can just walk in off the street and just get meds. I have worked for that clinic for 5 years, Im sorry i know! Diagnostic testing UA's, pill counts, what else should we have done? The FDA makes the medicine, they also make the rules, on max dialy amounts, Who is to blame? Peole overdose daily on alcohol! Who is to blame?? The User! That doctor hasn't done anything wrong, that will be proven, once and forall! And for that matter, the government has dipped entirely to far into patient doctor confidentiallity, and into health care. Go solve crimes on wichita street corners, in which kills people everyday!

Posted by: Debbie Location: Andover on Jan 5, 2008 at 04:50 PM
Mimi, How funny that you would get on a website like this and talk about how Dr. Schneider writes his scripts and whom he might write them to. I have had 4 failed back surgeries and if it weren't for pain meds I could not even get out of bed each morning and function on a normal level. Dr. Schneider not only makes you have your previous records but also red charts patients that abuse their narcotics, and they are not allowed to get pain pills or anything else from his clinic. Everyone also signs a pain management contract that you agree to random UA's and random pill counts. How much closer does your doctor monitor your pain management. It also states right on each scipt that you are not to exceed an amount in 24 hours. How could you wish prison time on someone that you know nothing about and your doing nothing more than listening to all the negative comments that the news media puts out there and you run with such stupidity. GROW UP AND FIND OUT WHAT THE TRUTH IS BEFORE YOU SPEAK.

Posted by: v Location: wichita on Jan 5, 2008 at 12:04 PM
Your funny, Have you read the sigs on Dr. s scrips? he did not put prn on narcotic pain meds. Dr. would really appreciate your prof. courtesy dr. k. maybe someday the feds will come after you and we'll all make a big joke out of it. ha ha ha

Posted by: Pat Location: Alabama on Jan 5, 2008 at 11:30 AM
That is the wonderfull USA, where the DEA with the WAR on DRUGS brag about the number of Pain Management Docs they have destroyed using Addicts and Pushers as patients and then witnesses against the Docs. Our Government believes the Docs should be detectives and pick out these "malignant patients". The DEA should be acting like the COPS in the rest of the world where if there is a "malignant patient" around they call up the Doc and warn him about the situation not set him up and confiscate as much as they can.

Posted by: john Location: kansas on Jan 5, 2008 at 09:16 AM
this group has no idea what they are talking about when it comes to Schneider

Posted by: Mimi Location: Wichita on Jan 5, 2008 at 12:11 AM
It's docs like this that make it so other docs won't prescribe narcotic pain medications to patients who REALLY need them. I'm seeing a pain managment doc for legitimate pain and he carefully monitors my use of pain meds. ANY doc that suspects abuse should flag the chart and stop writing scripts for narcotics. When used correctly, pain meds can be a very effective treatment option. I hope this doc has his license taken away and serves jail time. For the people who are supporting him, I think maybe you are his patients that are using the narcotics for non-medical purposes ..... aka ABUSE! Shame on you.

Posted by: dr .k Location: east ict on Jan 4, 2008 at 10:55 PM
isnt it ironic ...the group's initials are prn...in med terms prn is as needed....hmm....take yer narcotics prn...or as needed...or til yer dead or brain damaged or licking yer lips uncontrollably ...

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