At War: For Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress, Pain Killers Carry Risks
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 - 13:10
in Health & Medicine
Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to be prescribed opioid pain killers than other veterans and more likely to use the opioids in risky ways, according to a new study.
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