Florida Veteran Pressing Lawmakers, VA to Prescribe Fewer Pain Killers

Florida veteran pressing lawmakers, VA to prescribe fewer pain killers
According to the Center for Investigative Reporting, 80 out of every 100 prescriptions that are written for Veterans in the Orlando VA system are for the powerful opioids oxycodone, morphine, methadone and hydrocodone. In some VA systems that rate is …
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NM county settles jail death for 0K
A letter from forensic pathologist Dr. Judy Melinek said that, based on her review of the autopsy report and other documents, Rodriguez's death was due to complications of alcohol and opiate withdrawal “and a direct consequence of lack of appropriate …
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