Drugging America’s Veterans: Painkiller Abuse Spreads as VA Becomes Vets’ ‘Drug Dealer of Choice’

April 5th, 2014

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

We look at challenges faced by U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with investigative reporter Aaron Glantz, who has spent more than a decade covering the Iraq War and the treatment veterans receive when they come home. This week, The Center for Investigative Reporting won a prestigious Peabody Award for his report that exposes how the Department of Veterans Affairs has become the drug dealer of choice for many veterans who are now addicted to prescription painkillers, which were prescribed to treat a myriad of mental health and other physical injuries. According to the investigation, VA prescriptions for four opiates — hydrocodone, oxycodone, methadone and morphine — have surged by 270 percent in the past 12 years.

GUESTS

Aaron Glantz, covers veterans and domestic military issues for The Center for Investigative Reporting. Glantz has spent more than 10 years covering the Iraq War and the treatment veterans receive when they come home. He is author of three books on the war, most recently “The War Comes Home: Washington’s Battle Against America’s Veterans.”

Ryan Holleran, served as an infantryman in the Army from 2010 to 2013, and deployed to Iraq in 2011. He was stationed at Fort Hood for his entire time in the Army when he was not overseas. He is a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War and is helping to produce their report coming out on Memorial Day about soldiers at Fort Hood, that includes recommendations for policy changes there.

Malachai Muncy, Manager of the Under the Hood Cafe in Killeen since 2012. He served in the Texas Army National Guard from June 2003 until June 2009 and served two deployments to Iraq, in 2004-2005 and 2006-2007.

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