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Abuse of pain pills by troops concerns Pentagon

March 18th, 2010
Categories: News

Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2010-03-16-military-drugs_N.htm

WASHINGTON — The military is trying to curb the volume of narcotics given to troops as the number of prescriptions for painkillers and instances of drug abuse continue to soar, according to Pentagon data and recent congressional testimony.

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