VA Opiate Prescriptions to Vets Skyrocket, Overdose Deaths Rise

Published October 3, 2013

VA opiate prescriptions to vets skyrocket, overdose deaths rise

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The Veteran's Administraion Hospital Historic District in Waco, Texas. (CC/Larry D. Moore). Published: Sept. 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM. By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com. Since the 9/11 … In response to the publication of opiate prescription data, the VA only …
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Ohio University Marching 110 Cuts 'Blurred Lines' Performance

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According to the Dispatch, the band also performed somewhat controversial songs, like Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" which discusses sex and drug use. OU spokeswoman Katie Quaranta insisted this was not an issue of censorship, rather that this was a …
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Obamacare Polls: Little Support For Defunding But Much Uncertainty, Doubt

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Ted Cruz (R-Texas) repeatedly invoked the will of "the American people" in an effort to derail the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare. If only his colleagues would "listen to the American people," Cruz said, "the vote would be 100 to 0 …
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