VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths
VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths
He had only the clothes on his back, his watch, an MP3 player and a two-page pain contract the Army made him sign, a promise to get clean. … Prescriptions for four opiates – hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine – have surged by 270 percent … Read more on KUOW News and Information
The recovery is coming: can we relax yet?
Five years on from these calamitous events, we are beginning to see the early signs of recovery. There have been various indicators and … It's the economic equivalent of treating heroin addicts with methadone. It is far better for them (and far … Read more on New Statesman
VA Pushing Pills and Getting Vets Hooked on Opiates
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the agency charged with helping veterans recover from war instead masks their pain with potent drugs, feeding addictions and contributing to a fatal overdose rate among VA patients that is nearly double the national … Read more on KTRH