From Nextgov.com: Military's drug policy threatens troops' health, doctors say

Army links prescription drug use to the services' growing suicide rate .

Army leaders are increasingly concerned about the growing use and abuse of prescription drugs by soldiers, but a Nextgov investigation shows a U.S. Central Command policy that allows troops a 90- or 180-day supply of highly addictive psychotropic drugs before they deploy to combat contributes to the problem.

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