We send our men and women to war on multiple deployments and give them medications to keep them awake, to help them sleep, and to help ease the physical and psychological pain of being in a stressful environment.
Joe Manchin: “We send our men and women to war on multiple deployments and give them medications to keep them awake, to help them…”
On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
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Manchin highlighted the dangers of prescription drug misuse among returning servicemembers.
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