Wounded Soldiers Dying From Prescription Drugs

Posted by Rita Monceaux
""We call it the lethal cocktail. It's antidepressants, antipsychotics and analgesics. It's just overloading, and your body can't take it," Stan [White] explained. The Whites said Andrew was taking Seroquel, Klonopin, and Paxil. They still have the pills prescribed by Veteran's Administration doctors to treat Andrew's post-traumatic stress disorder... "He made that choice to trust the VA and that trust cost him his life," [Mrs. White] continued."
Posted May 14, 2012 - Filed in Culture
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  • Rita Monceaux
    Rita Monceaux
    Kelly Hettrick via Debbie Kerlin

    The twist to the story is that within weeks of Andrew's death, three other war veterans—all of whom were taking the same drugs Andrew was on—also died in their sleep. It seemed like too much of a coincidence to San Dieg...  more
    May 14, 2012