VA’s Lack of Pain Treatment Options Led to Opiate Addiction, Veteran Says – Center for Investigative Reporting
VA’s lack of pain treatment options led to opiate addiction, veteran says – Center For Investigative Reporting
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VA's lack of pain treatment options led to opiate addiction, veteran says
Center For Investigative Reporting In 2012, CIR found, VA doctors wrote more than 6.5 million prescriptions for hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine. That's more than the total number of patients they saw and a 270 percent increase from 2001. “That's a staggering number to me … |