Standown Helps Veterans With Housing, Counseling, Substance Abuse and Detox Programs in Florida

Standown Helps Veterans with Housing, Counseling, Substance Abuse and Detox Programs in Florida – Standown is an incredible community outreach program that finds help for Florida veterans in need of temporary housing, counseling, and substance abuse programs for drugs and alcohol such as detox and rehabilitation.

New Program Will Help Accused Veterans in Kentucky Suffering from Substance …

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Kentucky veterans suffering from substance abuse who are charged with crimes will soon be able to enter a treatment program through a new statewide partnership. The Veterans Treatment Court is starting in Louisville. It's a partnership by the statewide …
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Law Gives Veterans Better Options Than Jail

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The government also has an obligation to help heal veterans' mental and physical wounds. One way is … Military members' rates of prescription drug abuse quintupled between 2002 and 2010, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The most …
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Lynn: New court program helps vets find their way

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Six veterans appeared before the judge Friday, including that gray-haired man in jailhouse garb. Having lost his house and his truck, and knowing that he desperately needs in-patient substance abuse treatment, he practically begged the judge to sign …
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Veterans divided by court system

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About 1.2 million veterans are arrested every year, the Justice Department estimates. Many wrestle with substance abuse and mental illness, conditions associated with elevated risks of arrest. Some leave the service addicted; drug and alcohol use in …
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