Audit finds some military hospitals issued potentially dangerous amounts of opioids
DoD needs to better monitor its physicians and prescriptions, the Department of Defense Inspector General said.
By Patricia Kime
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VA opens gambling addiction treatment center in Vegas
VA has opened its second inpatient gambling addiction treatment center, nearly 50 years after its first.
By Patricia Kime
Combat troops at higher risk for opioid, heroin addiction, study says
The National Bureau of Economic Research has released a study finding that combat exposure increases the risk of opioid, heroin addiction.
By Patricia Kime
Why gambling addiction among active-duty troops may pose national security risks
As many as 56,000 active duty troops may meet the criteria for gambling disorder.
Veterans with addiction: Get your life back — for you and your family
In just the eight years between 2001 and 2009, the number of painkiller prescriptions written by military doctors quadrupled.
By Dr. Paul Little
Here’s why these vets are turning to yoga
Many veterans have taken advantage of yoga as a technique to calm inner turmoil and as an alternative to destructive forms of self-medicating.
By Joshua Axelrod