Annie Kuster: “The good news is that the VA has shown success in reducing the amount of opioids prescribed to veterans, but I share the…”

“The good news is that the VA has shown success in reducing the amount of opioids prescribed to veterans, but I share the chair's concern that without access to effective alternative treatments and therapies to manage chronic pain, access to mental health services, and access to substance abuse treatment for veterans who become dependent upon prescription opioids, that veterans may illegally obtain and abuse opioid prescriptions, heroin, and fentanyl because they are not receiving the care that they need.”