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Childress and Lawrence believe that poorly managed opiate usage contributes to the thousands of veterans battling addiction today. DON’T FORGET THE YEARS!

This in fact is true because many troops are prescribed medication to manage pain while serving and after serving a war but are never fully evaluated.

The need to have veterans in the best shape during their deployments and allow a sufficient recovery after experiencing injuries, encourages the availability of many drugs. I WONDER IF THIS SHOULD BE A COMMON IDEA SENTENCE FOR A NEW PARAGRAPH.
As stated by McDougal “He missed some training, but his company needed his expertise with satellites and radios, so they made sure he was classified as “fit to deploy” (as cited in Lawrence, 2014, para.6). YOU WANT TO ELABORATE ON THIS QUOTE BEFORE GIVING US ANOTHER ONE.

”Bryan McDonel got through his second Iraq deployment popping six Vicodin, the powerful opiate painkiller, per day, as his doctor had prescribed. When he got home, his doctor kept him on opiates, which is not uncommon. The lack of empathetic doctors who do not carefully monitor their patients or evaluate their physical or mental stability after serving in the military are a reason why so many veterans are addicts.

I LIKE WHERE THIS IS HEADED–JUST DON’T FORGET TO INTEGRATE QUOTES AND TO EVALUATE!

DW