VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths

Published October 11, 2013

VA's Opiate Overload Feeds Veterans' Addictions, Overdose Deaths
“Opiates have an adverse effect for most of these patients,” Xenakis said. “They make sleep more difficult, because they disrupt your usual sleep patterns, and as your sleep gets worse, your mood … On this August afternoon, they range from elderly … Read more on WFPL

Bleak dramas, the new Newsnight and what CEOs can learn from terrorists
This had two effects. One, we were joined on the sofa for the first time in two years by our teenage son, and two . . . I am waiting to be as wowed as the rest of the world. Give me Nordic Noir angst drama, not crystal meth with bleak jokes. I've … Read more on New Statesman

Panel hears testimony supporting arming of public safety officers
The aftershock affect of the shooting of a Village Public Safety Officer in Manokotak earlier this year continues to reverberate as a committee met last week to discussed proposed legislation that would allow communities to choose to arm their public … Read more on Bristol Bay Times