Addiction Support

DETOX REHABS: State Provided Veteran Resources

Veterans face challenges including substance abuse and adverse effect on their mental health. Many of them experience serious mental health problems after serving the country. According to a report by VA, approximately one in five veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress or depression (PTSD) leading to drug abuse. The state provides assistance to help them, including housing, employment, and medical aid. This guide will help you find the resources available to veterans suffering from mental health issues and addiction.  

NEXT Distro

WHAT IS NEXT Distro?

An online and mail-based harm reduction service designed to reduce opioid overdose death, prevent injection-related disease transmission, and improve the lives of people who use drugs.

Addiction Guide

Addiction Guide is the only addiction and mental health website founded by a board-certified addiction specialist, a long-recovered addict, and spouses of addicts. We’re here to provide reliable information about addiction and recovery to guide addicts and their loved ones to a happier, healthier life.

Military veterans are at a higher risk of developing addictions and other mental health issues than civilians. The men and women veterans who served our country deal with many challenges from traumatic events. Some veterans try to cope or self-medicate by abusing alcohol or other addictive substances.

Addiction Guide is committed to helping save innocent veterans’ lives from drug overdose and suicide

SmokefreeVET

There is a long history of smoking and other tobacco use in the military. Many Veterans used tobacco while they served, particularly during deployment. Now seven out of every 10 Veterans who smoke would like to quit — for both the physical benefits and their mental health.

A majority of them are successful.

If you’re one of those Veterans, or if the Veteran in your life is trying to quit, you’ve come to the right place. VA offers resources for making a quit plan and sticking to it.

It’s been said before and it’s true: You can quit smoking. And we want to be there when you do.Need on-the-go encouragement as you start your journey to becoming tobacco-free? VA’s SmokefreeVET sends daily text messages that provide support, encouragement, and tips for quitting tobacco products like cigarettes and chew. SmokefreeVET works on any mobile phone with texting capabilities and is available in English and Spanish.

Home Base

Home Base, a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program, is dedicated to healing the invisible wounds of war for Veterans of all eras, Service Members, Military Families and Families of the Fallen through world-class clinical care, wellness, education and research, all at no cost.

As a National Center of Excellence, Home Base operates the first and largest private-sector clinic in the nation devoted to providing life-saving clinical care and support for the treatment of the invisible wounds to include:

  • Anxiety

  • Co-occurring substance use disorder

  • Depression

  • Family relationship challenges

  • Military sexual trauma

  • Post-traumatic stress

  • Traumatic brain injury

  • Other issues associated with Military service

If you would like to be contacted by one of Home Base’s Veteran Outreach Coordinators or a member of the Family Support Team, please complete and submit the “Connect With Care” form at homebase.org/clinical-care/care-and-support or call 617-724-5202.

To learn more about Home Base, please visit homebase.org.

FDN: Heroes in Recovery

FDN provides a widespread community of those who are in recovery from addiction and co-occurring disorders. Heroes in Recovery is a space to share stories of recovery for the purpose of encouragement and inspiration and to create an engaged sober community that empowers people to get involved, give back, and live healthy, active lives.

Visit https://heroesinrecovery.com/ to share your story.

Boot Campaign

Boot Campaign’s revolutionary Health and Wellness pipeline provides veterans access and funding to individualized and comprehensive roadmaps to recovery from invisible wounds of war. Joining forces with evidence-based treatment and training partners across the United States, Boot Campaign helps veterans and their families struggling with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, self-medication, and insomnia.