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Law enforcement officials share perspectives on opioid crisis at JBSA forum
June 10, 2019 — Representatives from federal, local and military law enforcement agencies discussed the causes and effects of opioids and illegal drug use on society and strategies to combat it at a community forum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 7. The forum, “The State of the Community Report: Understanding the Opioids and Illegal Drug Crisis from a Law Enforcement Perspective,” was hosted by the Joint Base San Antonio Substance Abuse Program at the Fort Sam Houston Theater. ... MORE

Shane Bonnette (left), South Texas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program training coordinator, and Sammie Anderson (right), U.S. Custom and Border Patrol assistant chief patrol agent, discuss the causes and effects of opioids and illegal drug use on society and strategies to combat it at a community forum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 7. Representatives from federal, local and military law enforcement agencies attended the forum, titled “The State of the Community Report: Understanding the Opioids and Illegal Drug Crisis from a Law Enforcement Perspective,” which was hosted by the Joint Base Substance Abuse Program at the Fort Sam Houston Theater.

Learn the dangers of opioid pain medications
March 22, 2018 — The National Institute on Drug Abuse reported more than 17,000 deaths were attributed to overdosing on commonly prescribed opioid medications in 2016, the latest year for which statistics are available... MORE

Pain medications can be dangerous opioids.

Army Medicine Fighting Opioid Overuse for a Decade
January 17, 2018 — Every day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports more than 1,000 people across the U.S. are treated in emergency departments for misusing prescription opioids. More than 90 Americans die from an opioid overdose each day, a rate of more than 40,000 per year... MORE

Readiness, not opioids. The Army and Army Medicine have made significant progress with reducing opioid overuse among soldiers and their families. Best practices for opioid use are helping to ensure readiness among soldiers. Army Medicine has spent much of the past decade determining best practices to treat acute and chronic pain; provide tools and infrastructure to support and encourage practice and research advancement in pain management; and integrate a culture of pain awareness, education, and proactive intervention together.