A letter from five U.S. senators led by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., sounded the alarm to Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin about fentanyl contributing to drug overdose deaths among servicemembers.
Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division walk to board a plane from Pope Army Airfield in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on February 14, 2021, as they are deployed to Europe as the crisis between Russia and Ukraine escalates.
The senators argue the misuse of opioids, specifically prescription painkillers, at military hospitals and among active-duty service members is well documented, but the influx of fentanyl poses an added risk. is making recreational opioid use increasingly deadly, often for those who are not even aware it is present in the drugs they are ingesting," the letter says.
"We sincerely appreciate the efforts that DOD has taken to reduce [substance use disorder] and illicit drug use, research and monitor the issue, improve access to treatment, and increase access to, and destigmatize, behavioral healthcare for active military and veterans," the senators wrote.
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