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Veterans who were co-prescribed an opioid and benzodiazepine by doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs faced an increased mortality risk, a new report found.
Opioids are typically prescribed for pain. Benzodiazepines — like Valium, Xanax, and Klonopin — can be prescribed for anxiety, panic disorders, insomnia, and seizures. 
A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine study analyzed VA health records from 2007 to 2019 at the request of Congress to “evaluate the effects of prescribed opioid and benzodiazepine pharmacotherapies on all-cause mortality of U.S.

Soldiers headed to Fort Bliss, Texas for annual training rotations will live in 3D-printed barracks built by a five-ton printer using a form of concrete. 
The Fort Bliss building is now the largest 3D-printed barracks in the U.S. with each building able to house 56 soldiers within its roughly 5,000 square-foot interior. In late January, three 3D-printed buildings were officially opened at the base: two in the Pershing Heights area and one at Camp McGregor on the base’s training complex in New Mexico.