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Vets dying from overmedication by VA doctors

A federal investigation confirmed what CBS News reported last year: many veterans are being overmedicated at VA hospitals, and some overdoses have been fatal. A report from the VA's Inspector General found that 93 percent of long-term narcotics patients were also on a sedative that puts patients at an increased risk of fatal overdose when mixed. Jim Axelrod reports.
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