Veterans and Prescription Pain Meds
Veterans and prescription pain meds – Ninette Sosa looks at a study about how veterans with PTSD can misuse prescription pain medicines.
Veteran court pushed for Robeson
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
PEMBROKE — When Ronnie Brooks, a Veterans Services officer for the Lumbee Tribe, looks at the veterans treatment court now operating in Harnett County, he imagines a similar system in Robeson County. The court, he says, would not … Brooks and other …
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Nearing 1-year anniversary, Veterans Treatment Court 'far exceeds' expectations
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
To be eligible for this treatment court, designed to last 18 months to two years, veterans must have a diagnosable mental health condition, drug or alcohol addiction or a combination of both. This post-conviction treatment court mixes substance abuse …
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Women's Hockey Players Carry Eagle in Hearts and on Jerseys
Filed under: drug abuse help for veterans
“Women's hockey, period, is rare. So, to have two native women on one team is pretty cool. Back home in the Indian community where my family's from, there's a lot of teenage drug abuse or teenage suicide. [But], when they hear news of Alexia, she's the …
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