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  • Provider webinar: Addressing the fourth wave of the opioids crisis

    Provider webinar: Addressing the fourth wave of the opioids crisis

    Learn about reducing the risk of opioids overdose Dec. 16 at 1 p.m. ET. The webinar will provide actions community providers can take.

  • Veteran rediscovers life after opioids

    Veteran rediscovers life after opioids

    Air Force Veteran AJ Ethridge Jr. talks about the drastic improvement in his life since conquering a decade-long addiction to opioids. He now says there’s hope for anyone living with pain.

  • Helping Vets deal with chronic pain without opioids

    Helping Vets deal with chronic pain without opioids

    Here’s a special VA program that offers Veterans with chronic pain an alternative to the use of drugs such as opioids. It’s virtual reality with a headset or scenic settings on a large screen.

  • Battling opioids: Discussing innovative approaches to a national epidemic with VA experts

    Battling opioids: Discussing innovative approaches to a national epidemic with VA experts

    Combating the opioid crisis head on is key to reducing the number of Veterans who die from opioid overdoses, and to changing the way VA offers care to Veterans.

  • Treating pain without opioids, Veterans improve their quality of life

    Treating pain without opioids, Veterans improve their quality of life

    "I have the tools to do the same thing now, without having to take opioids,” U.S. Army Veteran Chris Anderson said.

  • Naloxone outreach widens access, helps save lives

    Naloxone outreach widens access, helps save lives

    VA expands naloxone access to prevent opioid overdoses.

  • As one big family driven by hope we can reduce the risk of overdose

    As one big family driven by hope we can reduce the risk of overdose

    Whether you’re a Veteran or a family member or friend of a Veteran, VA has resources to help prevent and reduce the risk of overdose.

  • Saving lives by preventing overdoses

    Saving lives by preventing overdoses

    VA Nurses lead a life-saving overdose prevention initiative.

  • PTSD Bytes: Reducing suicide risk

    PTSD Bytes: Reducing suicide risk

    Dr. Colleen Becket-Davenport discusses PTSD and lethal means safety with Dr. Joseph Simonetti, an addiction medicine physician.

  • Five ways women Veterans benefit from Whole Health

    Five ways women Veterans benefit from Whole Health

    At VA, we put women Veterans at the center of your care with a personalized Whole Health approach for your unique needs and goals.

  • Six suicide prevention resources all Veterans need to know

    Six suicide prevention resources all Veterans need to know

    You don’t have to be enrolled in VA benefits or health care to use many VA suicide prevention resources and sources of support

  • Recovery from mental health challenges and substance use disorder

    Recovery from mental health challenges and substance use disorder

    VA is reminding Veterans about resources available year-round to help Veterans find recovery, hope and healing.

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Last updated December 16, 2021

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