For some veterans, prescription drugs may be causing pain
Clip: 10/3/2013 | 9m 17s
For some wounded veterans, strong prescription drugs may be causing more pain
Some veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have returned home to face another battle: addiction to narcotic painkillers prescribed by their doctors. Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting takes a look at whether these wounded warriors are being overmedicated with prescription opiates.
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For some veterans, prescription drugs may be causing pain
Clip: 10/3/2013 | 9m 17s
Some veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have returned home to face another battle: addiction to narcotic painkillers prescribed by their doctors. Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting takes a look at whether these wounded warriors are being overmedicated with prescription opiates.
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