Have you read this article - The Specter of Addiction and Suicide Among Veterans?

Have you read this article - The Specter of Addiction and Suicide Among Veterans?

Veterans with drinking and drug problems experience an additional layer of isolation. The feeling that we can’t relate to non-veteran addicts and alcoholics is pervasive among the veterans in recovery whom I know personally. But I’ve come to learn that addiction is indiscriminate, and we have more in common with civilian addicts than we’re perhaps inclined to believe.

http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/the-specter-of-addiction-and-suicide-among-veterans/?_r=1

We can’t talk sensibly about veteran suicide without first talking seriously about veteran addiction. Drug and alcohol abuse are major indicators of suicide. This is especially true in the veterans community. There’s no doubt that we’re facing a mental health crisis. Our mental health professionals in the V.A. and in the civilian world have a tendency to over prescribe mood stabilizers, tranquilizers and anti-depressants. These drugs all have legitimate uses, and many patients absolutely need them. But if our focus is on using drugs to treat post-traumatic stress disorder or other combat related problems, we might, in fact, be making things worse. It’s possible that I’m wrong; I speak entirely from my own experience. But for me, I could not come down off the ledge until the drugs and alcohol were off the table.

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