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VA Report: Vets In Private Care Are At Higher Risk For Opioid Addiction

Adam Weinstein
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The VA’s Attempt To Fight Opioid Dependence Leaves Pain Patients Cut Off

VA Report: Vets In Private Care Are At Higher Risk For Opioid Addiction

Adam Weinstein

Capt. Richard Boyd, 28th Medical Support Squadron staff pharmacist, processes medications at the pharmacy on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 25, 2011. Boyd ensures patient’s safety by tracking their medications and the dosage levels.

The VA’s Attempt To Fight Opioid Dependence Leaves Pain Patients Cut Off

After the Department of Veterans Affairs scaled back its prescriptions of opioids, many patients were left to deal with their chronic pain by themselves.

Darisse Smith