VA Cites Drop in Opiate Prescriptions, but Some Skeptical of Progress – Center for Investigative Reporting

VA cites drop in opiate prescriptions, but some skeptical of progress – Center For Investigative Reporting


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VA cites drop in opiate prescriptions, but some skeptical of progress
Center For Investigative Reporting
In September, The Center for Investigative Reporting revealed that VA prescriptions for four highly addictive opiates – hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine – had surged by 270 percent between 2001 and 2012. That far outpaced the increase 
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He said he was “buzzing” at the time after taking heroin, methadone, opiates and crack cocaine. “I was that doped up I didn't feel anything,” he added. “I couldn't see, I was that out of it. I was in and out of consciousness all day.” He told the court

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Substitution therapies (methadone and buprenorphine) for opiate addiction are valuable tools, but only if the treatment system and the criminal justice system are willing to follow the evidence rather than “just say no” prejudices. A nasal spray

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