Military hospitals, clinics and pharmacies will soon share information on prescriptions written for controlled substances with civilian doctors in nine states, part of a growing effort to stem addiction and illegal transfer of medications such as opioids within the military population.
The information, which will include the number of prescriptions as well as the quantity and strength of dosages, will be shared to ensure that patients aren't receiving overlapping or additional prescriptions outside the military health system, officials said. Read more about the new program on Military.com.
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![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)")
