Opioid Use Disorder

This week, President Donald Trump signed a new bill to increase support and research to address overprescription of opioids. Called the SUPPORT for Patient and Communities Act, Trump aims to …

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Apr 22 2018

Acting VA Secretary Visits Opioid Memorial

34 Comments / News & Legislation, VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

Last week, VA acting secretary Robert Wilkie took time to visit the National Safety Counsel opioid memorial called “Prescribed to Death” and created a video to address veterans and America …

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Veterans Affairs Opioid Safety Initiative

Mar 23 2017March 28, 2017

Veterans Affairs Boasts About Opioid Reduction Initiative Success

183 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

Department of Veterans Affairs researchers boasted that fewer veterans are using opioids after an agency initiative stripped veterans of this treatment modality. As the Tomah VA scandal was breaking, VA …

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May 26 2016

New Opioid Addiction Fix May Work But Cost Big Bucks

54 Comments / VA Healthcare / By Benjamin Krause

The FDA may approve an implant treatment to help patients fight opioid addiction that may work but cost patients huge money based on market demand. The new implant, called probuphine, …

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