The Enemy at Home: Veterans Addicted & Dying From VA Pain Pills
The Enemy at Home: Veterans Addicted & Dying From VA Pain Pills
Military records and independent studies obtained by 13 Investigates show many returning veterans received staggering amounts of powerful narcotics to treat their physical and emotional wounds. Veterans and military … The dramatic increase …
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Baldi jurors hear complicated details of patient deaths
She determined the cause as being an accidental drug overdose, especially of the painkiller methadone and an antidepressant, with the heart problems as a contributing factor. Cook asked Catellier if she knew that none of the drugs in Krutsinger's …
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US Officials Call for Greater Use of Medications to Treat Drug Abuse
Therapeutic drugs to treat prescription drug abuse include methadone, buprenorphine and naltrexone. Methadone has for years been widely administered at heroin clinics in the U.S.; buprenorphine can be prescribed by qualifying doctors, and naltrexone is …
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