General Relief - ‘Bupe’ seizures rise as treatment use grows - Baltimore Sun
‘Bupe’ seizures rise as treatment use grows - Baltimore Sun
Police seizures of buprenorphine increased rapidly in Baltimore City and County in 2007, the same year that local and state government began spending millions to expand use of the narcotic to treat opiate addicts, police drug lab data show. The
VA health head grilled over suicide data - WTOL-TV
Dr. Michael Kussman, the head of VA health care. Dr. Ira Katz, the VA’s head of Mental Health. SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) — This week, CBS News reported on charges of a cover up of suicide data at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now, more damaging
Critics: VA hasn’t met veterans’ mental health needs - News-Democrat
Veterans groups and members of Congress both have criticized the Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to keep up with war veterans’ demands for mental health services. Dr. Ira Katz, the VA’s mental health chief, responds that “The expansion of
Senator Akaka Calls For Resignation Of VA Mental Health Officer Katz - All American Patriots
April 22, 2008 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, called for the resignation of Dr. Ira Katz, Mental Health Officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, following reports
Veterans Affairs official denies cover-up of suicide rates - HamptonRoads.com
SAN FRANCISCO - A top-ranking official at the Department of Veterans Affairs defends the agency’s treatment of disabled veterans and denies the agency has tried to cover up the number of veterans committing suicide. Dr. Michael Kussman, a department
U.S. Senator: V.A. Lying About Number Of Suicides - Free Internet Press
The Veterans Administration has lied about the number of veterans who’ve attempted suicide, a senator charged Wednesday, citing internal e-mails that put the number at 12,000 a year when the department was publicly saying it was fewer than 800. “The
The War Within: Post-traumatic stress disorder - News-Democrat
Iraq War Veteran James Sperry looks at a display of his medals and other artifacts from his time in Iraq. James Sperry’s nightmares always take him back to Fallujah. There, he saw his friends blown apart. There, his best friend died despite his best