'You Can't Fix the Problem If You're in Denial:' The Military's Surge of Fentanyl Overdoses Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, and tiny amounts can kill.
Biden and Xi Discuss Taiwan, AI and Fentanyl in a Push to Return to Regular Leader Talks The call was the leaders’ first conversation since their November summit in California produced renewed ties between the two...
More Specialty Drugs Cost Less with New Pharmacy's Addition to Tricare Home Delivery Tricare beneficiaries with prescriptions for specialty drugs can now get more of them at the lower copays of Tricare Home...
Tricare Lifts Prescription Refill, Referral Requirements in Advance of Hurricane Dorian Emergency procedures are in place to help residents of Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Navy Now Forgiving Recruits' Prior Marijuana Use as It Looks to Cut More Losses at Boot Camp The service has expanded the authority to grant waivers for any recruits who initially test positive for THC, the main...
Prosecutors Say a Senior Enlisted Leader at Fort Liberty Smuggled Meth, Put Strip Club on Travel Card A senior noncommissioned officer based out of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, faces numerous charges tied to a yearslong scheme...
Mexico Demands Investigation into US Military-Grade Weapons Being Used by Drug Cartels Mexico’s army is finding belt-fed machine guns, rocket launchers and grenades that are not sold for civilian use in the...
VA to Fund Research on Using MDMA, Psilocybin to Address Mental Health Disorders in Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting applications from researchers to study the use of MDMA, psilocybin and other...
Service Members Convicted of Marijuana Crimes by Military Again Excluded from Biden Pardons While the president does have the right to alter certain punishments under the Manual for Courts-Martial, a major change to...
Marijuana Dependence Is Increasing Among VA Patients, Particularly Those with Psychiatric Conditions The research found that those with more severe psychiatric diagnoses, such as bipolar disorder and psychosis, are most at...
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
![A drug user prepares heroin, placing a fentanyl test strip into the mixing container to check for contamination](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-02/ApNewsroom_Opioid_Epidemic_Test_Strips_97115.jpg?itok=LdzYuaXF "A drug user prepares heroin, placing a fentanyl test strip into the mixing container to check for contamination, Wednesday Aug. 22, 2018, in New York. If the strip registers a "pinkish" to red marker then the heroin is positive for contaminants. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)")
