VA Cites Drop in Opiate Prescriptions, but Some Lawmakers Skeptical of Progress
VA Cites Drop in Opiate Prescriptions, but Some Lawmakers Skeptical of Progress
Veterans Affairs officials told House lawmakers today that the department had reduced the number of veterans receiving opiates by 20,000 since October after a Center for Investigative Reporting story revealed that VA prescriptions for four highly addictive opiates – hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone, and morphine – had surged by 270 percent between 2001 and 2012.
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Former VA Doctor Says She Was Forced Out After Limiting Opiate Prescriptions
On the eve of a congressional hearing about the Department of Veterans Affairs' skyrocketing use of narcotic painkillers, a former VA doctor has stepped forward with new allegations about the agency's prescription practices.
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Did MaineCare’s crackdown on opiates fuel our state’s heroin problem?
Maine addiction specialists agree: They say the restrictions, while working to prevent some Mainers from getting hooked on painkillers, also squeeze the drug supply to fuel addiction elsewhere.
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