PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Are a Vicious Cycle for Veterans
It is not uncommon to see a co-occurrence of PTSD and heavy use of substances, which can rise to the level of a substance use disorder. It may be necessary to challenge how the needs of veterans are addressed to remove barriers to care that make treating these co-occurring disorders simultaneously so difficult.
Source: The RAND Blog - Category: Health Management Authors: Michael Richardson; Roger Brooks; Eric R. Pedersen; Terri Tanielian Source Type: blogs