Veterans Groups Also Calling for an Immediate Stop to Government Tests on Vets Using Suicide-Linked Drug
Jump to full article: ABC News, 2008-06-18
Author: VIC WALTER and MADDY SAUER
Intro: At least three more members of Congress are calling for an immediate suspension of government tests on veterans involving an anti-smoking drug that has been linked to suicide.
"Nearly 40 suicides and more than 400 incidents of suicidal behavior have been linked to Chantix, yet the VA has chosen to continue the study and administer Chantix to veterans with PTSD," said Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA).
"The VA must immediately suspend this study until a comprehensive review of the safety of the protocol is conducted," said Rep. Filner.
Rep. Filner along with Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH) sent a letter to the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs today expressing their concern over the ABC News report and asking, among other things, for copies of consent and notification forms related to the study.
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