Study: VA Hospital Narcotic Prescriptions Up 270%
Study: VA hospital narcotic prescriptions up 270%
SACRAMENTO, CA – A study by the Center for Investigative Research claims prescriptions for powerfully addictive opioids like hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine at Veterans Administration hospitals have jumped 270 percent in the last 12 … Read more on News10.net
VA doctors tell of opiate pressures
CIR disclosed that prescriptions for four highly addictive opiates – hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine – have increased by 270 percent since the war in Afghanistan began, far outstripping the increase in the number of patients. In its … Read more on U-T San Diego