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One more piece of empirical evidence that the “overprescription of opioids caused the opioid…

A November 2019 article in the journal Annals of Emergency Medicine, “Opioid Use During the Six Months After an Emergency Department Visit…

6 min readDec 3, 2020

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One more piece of empirical evidence that the “overprescription of opioids caused the opioid…

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Thomas Dikel

AND THE PAIN CONTINUES, NEEDLESSLY, UNABATED

Still dragging on, months and years after it should have been exposed and destroyed, the horrendous abrogation of medical and legal ethics…

3 min readApr 23, 2020

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Thomas Dikel

“When your first time having sex was rape.”

An abomination in the legal system.

6 min readJul 4, 2019

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Thomas Dikel

PAIN — The fight against the anti-opioid-medication frenzy continues with strong support from the…

Currently, the Oregon “Chronic Pain Task Force” is attempting to force the tapering of opioid therapy to zero for Oregon Medicaid patients…

6 min readDec 10, 2018

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PAIN — The fight against the anti-opioid-medication frenzy continues with strong support from the…

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Thomas Dikel

Play is a critical part of how children learn

Play is so ubiquitous that we take it for granted and often downplay its importance. But if something is as universal as play — it is not…

3 min readNov 27, 2018

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Play is a critical part of how children learn

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Thomas Dikel

PAIN — More on the phony, false, deadly “Opioid Epidemic!”

There is a paper in the 10 Aug 2018 issue of the prestigious (in the meantime) journal Science — published as a “Neuroscience” paper for no…

8 min readSep 4, 2018

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PAIN — More on the phony, false, deadly “Opioid Epidemic!”

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Thomas Dikel

Opioid Overdose Deaths: Increasing Evidence Indicates Doctor Prescribed Opioids Are Not the Cause…

The increasing role of illegal fentanyl in opioid overdose mortality isn’t news. Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Drug Enforcement…

2 min readJul 16, 2018

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Thomas Dikel

The Enemy

Who comes to mind?

3 min readFeb 11, 2018

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The Enemy

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Thomas Dikel

The Annals of Sam

This is a short story written several years ago. It is somewhat humerous, somewhat nonsensical, and a little bit serious. Sort of. It…

22 min readSep 4, 2017

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The Annals of Sam

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Thomas Dikel

Thomas N. Dikel: Fight to protect foster children

By Thomas N. Dikel / Special to The Sun

4 min readAug 17, 2017

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Thomas N. Dikel: Fight to protect foster children

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Thomas Dikel

Thomas Dikel

I am a Developmental Psychopathologist (child development, clinical and forensic psychology, and neuropsychology), focus on child abuse, adult trauma, and PTSD.

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