Polypharmacy: Veterans and Substance Abuse
Authored by: Ariana Desai Art by: Carla Hu “These drugs were killing me,” recalled Doug Gresenz, a former U.S. Marine Corps Assaultman who was prescribed over a dozen medications before he lost the ability to walk and was left with permanent brain damage [1]. However, it is not just Doug who is left ruined by these prescriptions, but thousands of other veterans across the country. According to the National Institute of Health, more than 1 in 10 veterans are diagnosed with a substance use...