Disposable Heroes-Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs

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Disposable Heroes-Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked Drugs

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Mentally distressed veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are being recruited for government tests on pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide and other violent side effects, an investigation by ABC News and The Washington Times has found.
Mentally distressed veterans are recruited for questionable drug trial.

The report will air on Good Morning America and will also appear in The Washington Times on Tuesday.

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And they wonder why we don't like them :roll:
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Re: Disposable Heroes-Veterans Used To Test Suicide-Linked D

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RangerX wrote:Mentally distressed veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are being recruited for government tests on pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide and other violent side effects, an investigation by ABC News and The Washington Times has found.
Mentally distressed veterans are recruited for questionable drug trial.

The report will air on Good Morning America and will also appear in The Washington Times on Tuesday.

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And they wonder why we don't like them :roll:
He did volunteer for a drug study!
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It is a damned if you do damned if you don't for the VA.

Either they try to provide cutting edge care or they get crucified in the media.
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