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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Texas soldiers dying from overdoses

Texas soldiers dying from overdoses
Print Story Published: 10/23

AUSTIN, Texas -- The military has called suicide its greatest enemy, and the Army is on pace to surpass last year's suicide rate among active duty troops.

But a report by an Austin paper shows there may be an even deadlier enemy -- pills. The Austin American Statesman crunched some numbers from the Department of Veterans Affairs and found overdoses from prescription drugs are killing more soldiers than suicide.
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