Veterans fight chronic pain, drug use with yoga

Auburn Villager

The following article is the second in a six-part series written by junior-level students at the Auburn University Nursing School who are studying issues affecting military veterans' health. The goal of this initiative is to provide health awareness and create dialogue of the challenges veteran students face when transitioning from combat to the classroom. According to a recent census, the number of civilian veterans in Auburn is 2,242, or 6.2 percent of the total population. Many of these veterans, as well as veterans around the country are suffering from chronic pain.

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