Pain Management Council Convenes for Inaugural Meeting

A task force convened by state regulators to develop voluntary pain management guidelines with the goal of preventing the abuse of prescription drugs convened for its inaugural meeting on Tuesday in Newark. New Jersey Attorney General John J. Hoffman's office and the state Division of Consumer Affairs convened the Pain Management Council to review professional standards and regulations that apply to health care professionals who prescribe or dispense prescription drugs. The advisory group is tasked with helping the Consumer Affairs Division develop a set of best practice recommendations f...