Lyrica (pregabalin) is an anti-epileptic drug, also called an anticonvulsant. It works by slowing down impulses in the brain that cause seizures. Lyrica also affects chemicals in the brain that send pain signals across the nervous system. Lyrica is used to control seizures and to treat fibromyalgia. It is also used to treat pain caused by nerve damage in people with diabetes (diabetic neuropathy), herpes zoster (post-herpetic neuralgia, or neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury.
On January 25, 2013, Kiriakou was sentenced to 30 months in prison, making him the second CIA officer to be jailed for revealing classified material of CIA undercover identities, in violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, after Sharon Scranage in 2007.
Now based in Auckland, Bain has always maintained his innocence but was forced to serve 13 years before the Privy Council ruled in 2007 that there had been a miscarriage of justice. Bain told TV3's 60 Minutes that life in prison had been a very damaging experience and that there were times when he felt like giving up.He said he focused on only the next five minutes in order to get himself through his sentence.ain told TV3's 60 Minutes that life in prison had been a very damaging experience and that there were times when he felt like giving up. He said he focused on only the next five minutes in order to get himself through his sentence.