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    "Tricare, the Department of Defense insurance plan refuses to pay for maintenance treatment of addiction with methadone or buprenorphine," he noted. "Maintenance therapy is not a new idea. It's endorsed by agencies such as NIDA, SAMHSA, the Institute of Medicine, and the World Health Organization. The US government supports this, yet DOD has an insurance plan that excludes maintenance treatment without explanation. That's outrageous" he said. Tricare insures not only military personnel, but also their families. Full Article at Drug War Chronicle
    Maintenance therapy is not a new idea. It's endorsed by agencies such as NIDA, SAMHSA, the Institute of Medicine, and the World Health Organization. The US government supports this, yet DOD has an insurance plan that excludes maintenance treatment without explanation. That's outrageous
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
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Feature: Veterans Incarcerated and Ignored When They Could Be Getting Help, Report Finds
  1. Tricare, the Department of Defense insurance plan refuses to pay for maintenance treatment of addiction with methadone or buprenorphine
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  2. We need to better configure what we're doing ... Records are not shared. The Department of Justice doesn't have access to Department of Defense records. We need to get organized so we can track people over time.
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  3. The care and feeding and support of vets is a national concern and responsibility
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  4. Sometimes, it's just a matter of expediency and life in a combat zone, but then you have vets coming back from an environment where meds are very loosely prescribed and they are confronted with a medical system much more stringent about issuing drugs ... And that can cause problems.
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  5. We are fighting two wars at once. It's obvious PTSD exists, and it's clear there are going to be substance abuse issues. We've created a subgenre among today's vets where there is a pain pill-popping mitigation ideal. We need quantified data so we can attack this situation head on
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  6. I know crack dealers who are more discriminating about issuing drugs than some of the medics I saw in Iraq. It's alarming how many people were just given anti-depressants instead of asking whether they were really fit for duty
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  7. Service-related drug dependency is being talked about quite a bit in the veterans community, but is not well understood outside the military
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  8. Suddenly, Tricare dropped her like a hot potato ... Tricare believes taking Suboxone is just substituting one addictive drug for another -- at least that's what they told me. Amanda has done well on Suboxone, and if she stops taking it, she will eventually relapse. Fortunately, she is now in a temporary...
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  9. We learned that far too many returning vets are falling victim to the war on drugs because of barriers to effective treatment
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago
  10. The ease of obtaining prescriptions in theater is staggering
    SOURCE: Drug War Chronicle 3 weeks ago

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