Drugging America's Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets

Drugging America's Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets
… prescribed to treat a myriad of mental health and other physical injuries. According to the investigation, VA prescriptions for four opiates — hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine — have surged by 270 percent in the past 12 years …
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His story is all too typical — nearly four out of five people who recently started using heroin used prescription painkillers first, according to the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics. Ever since Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin … The law was …
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