20 03, 2023

TRICARE Insurance and Drug Rehab: What You Need to Know

By |2023-03-20T15:05:08+00:00March 20, 2023|Drug Rehab, Insurance, Veterans|Comments Off on TRICARE Insurance and Drug Rehab: What You Need to Know

What is TRICARE Insurance? Active-duty service members (ADSMs), National Guard/Reserve members, veterans, and their families are eligible for the TRICARE health insurance program. Most medically and psychologically necessary services are covered through TRICARE health plans, including mental health treatments and substance use disorder (SUD) treatments. Does TRICARE Cover Drug Rehab? [...]

13 03, 2023

First Responders Avoiding Burnout: Strategies for Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being

By |2023-03-20T15:02:56+00:00March 13, 2023|Addiction, First Responders|Comments Off on First Responders Avoiding Burnout: Strategies for Promoting Mental Health and Well-Being

When you have a job as taxing as a first responder, it can be common to experience burnout. Dealing with the emotional distress associated with the responsibility of a firefighter, law enforcement officer, or emergency medical technician (EMT) is not always easy. Many first responders don't allow themselves enough time [...]

6 03, 2023

Survivor’s Guilt as a First Responder: Coping With the Emotional Toll

By |2023-03-15T23:25:00+00:00March 6, 2023|Addiction, First Responders|Comments Off on Survivor’s Guilt as a First Responder: Coping With the Emotional Toll

Survivor's guilt is a psychological condition developed when someone survives a traumatic event that someone else didn't. The emotions associated with survivor's guilt are often distressing and filled with remorse. Surviving a tragic event is typically something you'd be happy about, but it's hard to feel thankful that you're alive [...]

27 02, 2023

Veterans, PTSD, SUD, AUD, and Combat

By |2023-03-13T15:55:31+00:00February 27, 2023|Addiction, Veterans|Comments Off on Veterans, PTSD, SUD, AUD, and Combat

Many veterans return home from scenes of combat that leave them suffering from various degrees of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This mental state leaves combat veterans susceptible to abusing substances, especially alcohol. Veterans who have enlisted in multiple tours of duty and experienced numerous exposures to combat have a greater [...]

20 02, 2023

Opioid Addiction in First Responders

By |2023-03-13T15:55:17+00:00February 20, 2023|Addiction, First Responders|Comments Off on Opioid Addiction in First Responders

First responders, like soldiers exposed to combat, may be exposed to many traumatic experiences. They are present at all natural disasters in our country and other crises, suffering high rates of burnout because of the intensity of their jobs. Treating domestic violence, shootings, and overdoses from addiction, such as opioids, [...]

13 02, 2023

First Responders and PTSD

By |2023-03-08T18:18:51+00:00February 13, 2023|First Responders|Comments Off on First Responders and PTSD

Who Are First Responders? First responders are trained professionals who are the first to arrive at an accident or emergency scene. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are all considered first responders. First responders' daily responsibilities consist of sacrificing their own lives for the sake of others. [...]

6 02, 2023

Coping With PCS Stress as a Military Spouse

By |2023-03-08T18:22:53+00:00February 6, 2023|First Responders, Veterans|Comments Off on Coping With PCS Stress as a Military Spouse

What is PCS Stress? A permanent change of station, also known as PCS, causes stress many military families experience. The uncertainty of when you will move to another city, state, or possibly a different country can be incredibly inconvenient and strenuous for everyone in a military family—especially the spouse. The [...]

16 01, 2023

Addiction, Mental Health Disorders and Veterans

By |2023-03-08T18:56:21+00:00January 16, 2023|Addiction, Drug Rehab, Veterans|0 Comments

According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is "a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual's life experiences." The repeated use of a drug(s) causes physical changes to targeted nerve cells in the brain called neurons. Neurons use release [...]

9 01, 2023

First Responder Addiction Treatment: Why it Has to Be Special

By |2023-03-08T18:57:57+00:00January 9, 2023|Addiction, Drug Rehab, First Responders|0 Comments

First responders, also known as public safety professionals, are classified as police officers, firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), and paramedics. Substance use disorders (SUDs) in public safety professionals are more prevalent due to the nature of their work and the mental and physical strain it puts on them and their [...]