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Author Archives: Aaron Glantz, The Center for Investigative Reporting

Posted inPublic Health

VA’s Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans’ Addictions, Overdose Deaths

by Aaron Glantz, The Center for Investigative Reporting October 31, 2013August 28, 2020

An investigation by The Center for Investigative Reporting finds that VA-issued prescriptions of opiates have contributed to a fatal overdose rate among VA patients that is nearly double the national average. The No. 1 issuer of prescriptions is the VA medical center in Muskogee.

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