DOD needs to shore up help for troops with gambling problems, GAO says
More clarity is needed to define who's responsible for certain steps to prevent and treat gambling disorder among troops, government auditors said.
By Karen Jowers
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Army sued over discharges of soldiers with addiction issues
Army veteran Mark Stevenson, with help from students at Yale Law School, filed the lawsuit in federal court Thursday.
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
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