PTSD & Substance Abuse: Overview & Treatment

Published November 18, 2012

PTSD & Substance Abuse: Overview & Treatment – Robyn Walser, of the National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, addresses the issue of self-medication and substance abuse in returning OEF and OIF veterans, many of whom suffer from PTSD. This program presents and overview of the problem and introduces some of the effective treatments. Series: Treating the Invisible Wounds of War: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Families and Care Providers [10/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 16285]

Veterans Treatment Court Seeks Military Mentors

Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment

Local, News. (Las Vegas CBS KXNT) Veterans who've gotten into a brush with the law because of substance abuse can be referred to a specialty treatment court designed for them. Veterans' Court Judge Linda Bell oversees the program, which currently has …
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