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Washington — Wounded veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are surviving injuries that would have been fatal in earlier wars. That’s the good news. But these serious wounds also are causing a great deal of pain, which, if untreated, can trigger a cascade of life-disrupting changes, according to pain experts speaking at an Oct. 30 Capitol Hill briefing.

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A new Gallup poll finds that most Americans think homelessness is largely caused by alcohol and other drug abuse, but still think more should be done to address the problem, the Associated Press reported Nov. 14.

The poll, funded by mortgage company Fannie Mae, found that more than 80 percent of the 1,000 people polled blamed addiction for causing homelessness, while about 70 percent cited mental illness. By comparison, only 67 percent thought homelessness was caused by insufficient income, and 65 percent cited job loss.

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