... who said he had robbed two pharmacies of painkillers to try to cope with PTSD will receive ... he had robbed two Bay Area pharmacies of painkillers to try to cope with post-traumatic ... in to police after discovering a stash of painkillers without realizing he would face a lengthy prison ... counter at gunpoint and presented a list of painkillers he wanted, pharmacist Dennis Pinheiro wrote in ... that two pharmacy technicians fill a bag with painkillers, then left with the drugs, saying ... nightmares, Binkley said, was to take painkillers that had been prescribed for a fractured pelvis ... who said he had robbed two pharmacies of painkillers to try to cope with PTSD will receive... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf022009-7.htm
... Comment at bottom of page. VETERANS MAY HAVE TO FIND NEW PAINKILLERS FDA advisers vote to ban Vicodin and Percocet, and limit ... advice of FDA advisers, many veterans will be looking for new painkillers. For more about veterans / the VA and painkillers, click here . -------- ... Liver Damage By Catherine Larkin (Bloomberg) -- The prescription painkillers Percocet and Vicodin should be banned and use of Tylenol, ... permission from the copyright owner. VETERANS MAY HAVE TO FIND NEW PAINKILLERS --FDA advisers vote to ban Vicodin and Percocet,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf070109-4.htm
... here... Printer-Friendly Version TROOPS REPORTEDLY POPPING MORE PAINKILLERS -- The sharp rise in outpatient prescriptions paid for by ...-------- Troops reportedly popping more painkillers By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY WASHINGTON Narcotic pain-relief ... Washington. By 2005, two years into the war, narcotic painkillers were the most abused drug in the military, according to ... soldiers at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., shared and abused painkillers prescribed for their injuries, according to court testimony. " ... -10-22-2008 --TROOPS REPORTEDLY POPPING MORE PAINKILLERS --The sharp rise in outpatient prescriptions paid for by... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfoct08/nf102208-2.htm
... NOT STOP ALZHEIMER'S VA finds, contrary to earlier studies, taking common painkillers such as ibuprofen may not prevent Alzheimer's disease. For more about VA research , use the VA Watchdog dot Org search engine. Painkillers may not prevent Alzheimer's: U.S. study Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Contrary to earlier findings, taking common painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen may not prevent Alzheimer's disease, but may ... ALZHEIMER'S --VA finds,contrary to earlier studies,taking common painkillers such as ibuprofen may not prevent Alzheimer's disease.--VA... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf042309-5.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 08-21-2007 #7 -- WORLD OF HURT: PAINKILLER USE SKYROCKETS -- People in the U.S., including veterans, are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills more than ever to cope with it.nf082107-7.htm
...., takes the equivalent of nine painkillers containing oxycodone every day to deal with ... it. The amount of five major painkillers sold at retail establishments rose 88% ... to give more than 300 milligrams of painkillers to every person in the country. ... injuries and takes the equivalent of nine painkillers containing oxycodone every day. "It ... Consider: More people are abusing prescription painkillers because the medications are more available. ...%. People who desperately need strong painkillers are forced to drive a long way ... Mexico patient who needed large amounts of painkillers for a connective tissue disorder, said ... concerned about patients with legitimate needs for painkillers. The federal bust raised the stakes... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAUG07/nf082107-7.htm
... the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home has been accused of giving patients Tylenol instead of Vicodin and then keeping the painkillers for herself. Story here... http://www.thedailyjour nal.com/ ... the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home has been accused of giving patients Tylenol instead of Vicodin and then keeping the painkillers for herself, police said Monday. Sarah M. Taman, 30, of Woodbine, was charged ... the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home has been accused of giving patients Tylenol instead of Vicodin and then keeping the painkillers for herself.--VA Watchdog dot Org -VA NEWS FLASH -02-05-2009... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nffeb09/nf020509-9.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 10-17-2007 #2 -- VA RESEARCH: RISKS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS OF COMMON PAINKILLERS UNDERESTIMATED -- Patients underreported their use of common but potentially dangerous over-the-counter pain medications.nf101707-2.htm
...2 -- VA RESEARCH: RISKS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS OF COMMON PAINKILLERS UNDERESTIMATED -- Patients underreported their use of common but potentially .... Social Bookmarking VA RESEARCH: RISKS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS OF COMMON PAINKILLERS UNDERESTIMATED -- Patients underreported their use of common but potentially ...-the-counter pain medications. For more about pain and painkillers, use the VA Watchdog search engine...click .../ sessearch.php?q=pain+pa inkiller+painkillers&op=or Story here... http: ...2 --VA RESEARCH:RISKS AND HEALTHCARE COSTS OF COMMON PAINKILLERS UNDERESTIMATED --Patients underreported their use of common but potentially... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfOCT07/nf101707-2.htm
... taking Seroquel, Klonopin and Paxil, along with prescription painkillers. Three other West Virginia servicemen have died in ..., said Janette Layne. They also had taken some painkillers that hadn't been prescribed for them, according to Stan White and Janette Layne. Narcotic painkillers are a leading cause of accidental overdose, and those painkillers can be especially dangerous when used in combination with other ... to have a warning that you cannot mix them with painkillers," Stan White said. "At no ... we ever warned that Andrew should not mix them with painkillers." Stan White and Dr. Fred Baughman... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf030209-3.htm
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 01-04-2007 #5nf010407-5.htm
... Printer Friendly Page HEALTHCARE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO UNDERTREAT PAIN -- Numerous research studies have shown that "opiate" painkillers are seriously underused. Story here... http://www.mlive.com/ ... especially in hospitals and nursing homes. "Opiate" drugs, morphine and its cousins, are highly effective painkillers. Their downside -- including side effects and dangers of causing addiction -- has been shown scientifically ... decisions. Monmouth reported no change -- nobody wrote down more information about pain, no one gave more painkillers and no patients had better pain relief. At the VA and at Mount Sinai, the programs succeeded... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJAN07/nf010407-5.htm
.... I feel like a 50-year-old man.' Military doctors prescribed several drugs: the painkillers Vicodin and Percocet and the steroid hydrocortisone. Then, in April 2003, they ordered the heavily medicated ... longer he stayed in Iraq, the worse his body felt. He also started to take more of the painkillers and the steroids the military had given him. The more he took them, the more he needed ... Eggemeyer wasn't drunk; he was cited only for careless driving. 'I was on so many painkillers that I thought I was getting in the turning lane, but it was actually the curb,'... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfsep08/nf091808-5.htm
