Congress probes veterans' prescription drug overdose deaths
2,010 views · Published 10 October 2013 · 2:38 · Indexed 30 September 2026
Channel: CBS Evening News · 2013 · News & Politics
After CBS News broke the story last month revealing returning veterans are receiving lethal amounts of pain medication from Veterans Affairs hospitals, case after case of veterans who've died after following doctors' orders has come to light. Now a House subcommittee will hold a hearing on the problem. Jim Axelrod reports.
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