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Veterans

Haggis for Breakfast

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2. For the past four years, the VA auto-mated prescription refill line

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 5, 2019, 11:57 PM

Mar 2019

has started up with : "If you are having thoughts of harming yourself . . ." With each extension you dial from there you will hear it again. And again. Any telephone transaction will have you hearing that about 4-5 times before you are through. By the time I get off the phone, I'm thinking about it . . .

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The new plan to prevent veteran suicides: new grants, better research, more community focus [View all] nitpicker Mar 2019 OP

I have noticed that the VA has started asking me about depression and... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #1

For the past four years, the VA auto-mated prescription refill line Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #2

I use the web-based prescription refill-- even if they do put messages there... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #3

I'll tell you what troubles me even more is this - Haggis for Breakfast Mar 2019 #4

That's horrible. I assume it's a staffing problem, and I would hate to be the person deciding... TreasonousBastard Mar 2019 #5

I hate to be a downer, but I don't think it's possible to prevent vet suicides Victor_c3 Mar 2019 #6