PTSD & Substance Abuse: Overview & Treatment
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]
Use and abuse
Filed under: Substance Abuse Treatment
A member of the Prince District JFO Drug Unit holds empty capsules of the drug hydromorphone, one of the unit's biggest problems in prescription drug abuse. Published on September 3, 2012. Published on September 3, 2012. Tweet …. “I do not want to …
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PTSD Improves When Substance Abuse Also Treated
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(CNN) — Combining treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse resulted in improved PTSD symptoms without worsening symptoms of substance abuse, according to a study released Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical …
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Program offers tools to fight alcohol, drug dependence
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Airmen who find themselves in a tailspin due to an alcohol or drug dependency problem have a lifeline in the 28th Medical Operations Squadron's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment program. "The ADAPT program is designed to train people …
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