Addiction

National PTSD Awareness Day

Posted: June 30, 2012 - 12:15pm
By: bingham

June 27 marks Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, a day meant to stimulate discussion and promote understanding for an affliction that affects 20% of our returning veterans.  And yet despite its prevalence among those who saw combat, it is often a misunderstood condition among the general public. Commonly stereotyped as being weak, unstable or prone to violence, many veterans suffering from PTSD must contend with stigma as well as trauma.   

 

 

 

Breaking the Taboo

Posted: June 15, 2012 - 5:51pm
By: bingham

I served as an intelligence officer in the United States Marine Corps, during which time I was trained in the art of stealing secrets, and the discipline of keeping them.  Other than the operators with whom I served, I refrained from openly discussing my job or my missions in Iraq with anyone. 

 

 

 

Veterans, Addiction and PTSD: Let's Talk About It

Posted: June 8, 2012 - 4:40pm
By: mstone

For veterans struggling with substance abuse, getting help can seem all but impossible. The stigma attached to addiction and trauma keeps too many veterans out of treatment -- whether it's the warrior ethos that's been instilled throughout their service or the fear of consequences for admitting they need help.

We know treatment works.

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