VA overdose problems still exist, report says

VA overdose problems still exist, report says

By Kimberly Hefling - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 10, 2009 12:05:24 EDT

WASHINGTON — Two years after an Iraq war veteran overdosed on medication at a Veterans Affairs facility, the problems blamed in his death have not been corrected at many of the VA’s residential treatment sites, a government study found.

The VA’s inspector general ordered the review as part of legislation passed to fix problems after the 2007 death of 27-year-old Justin Bailey in a Los Angeles residential facility.

Bailey, a Marine, had surgeries for a groin injury he sustained during the first part of the Iraq war and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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VA overdose problems still exist, report says