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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.

  • VA reaches milestones in lifesaving naloxone availability

    VA reaches milestones in lifesaving naloxone availability

    All VA health facilities and Vet Centers have the lifesaving opioid overdose antidote naloxone, with 2-million prescriptions dispensed to patients nationwide.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on Agent Orange, Parkinson’s disease and opioid use

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on Agent Orange, Parkinson’s disease and opioid use

    VA Research published new findings on skin cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure, Parkinson's disease and a potential new treatment for substance use disorder.

  • RelieVRx offers hope for Veterans with chronic pain

    RelieVRx offers hope for Veterans with chronic pain

    RelieVRx is a VR prescription program and immersive therapy designed for patients with chronic pain that lasts more than three months.

  • The history of addiction treatment at VA, Part 2

    The history of addiction treatment at VA, Part 2

    Civil War and early 20th century Veterans faced addiction, underscoring America's first and second opioid crisis.

  • The history of addiction treatment at VA: Part 1

    The history of addiction treatment at VA: Part 1

    World War I Veterans often faced addiction due to prescribed morphine, a tragedy affecting countless lives post-war.

  • 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.

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Last updated December 16, 2021

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