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Veterans and Substance Abuse

Cassandra Teran

Army Time

Harold Skiver "J.R."

12/9/1957 - Portsmouth, Ohio

Veteran Harold Skiver J.R.

Grew up in Carmichael, Pennsylvania & Los Angeles, California

Father was a Coal Mine Superintendent and as a child he was into cap dynamite (blowing things up)

4 yrs in the penitentiary or join the military

Army Time

Army Veteran - 18 months - E3 Corporal

Demolitions and Heavy Equipment

Honorable Discharge

Grew up and became a man and respectful

Rurality & Target Population

Target population - Veterans

Rurality

Came from Military Family

Prison time or join the military

Family was supportive of him joining

Pros and Cons of Being a Veteran

Discounts at places

Became a "Respectful Man"

Pros & Cons of being a Veteran

Substance abuse

Many Issues with the VA "I gave up on them"

Homeless Veterans

Ethical Considerations

VA medical centers typically do not offer gender-specific psychological services (e.g. education, counseling, peer support). (McLuckey, 2018)

Ethical Considerations

More social workers or counselors can be essential assets to the VA, Base, or out on deployment (McLuckey, 2018)

Exploration of prewar trauma

Relapsing does happen and will happen

Substance Abuse

Began using drugs as a teenager

Substance Abuse

Eating Lysergic Acid Diethylamide "LSD" and snorting cocaine

After the military got addicted to alcohol and heroin

Heroin "rendered me" and I was unable to walk

Treatment

Heroin enabled him to walk and he had to get help

Treatment

One time got really ill and the closest hospital was a VA hospital in Fort Lauderdale, and they denied helping him

Seek help through the church and Broken Chains

VA in Corpus Christi will pay for 6 months at Charlies Place

Part of the Metro Ministries Board

As a social worker I would....

As a social worker

Understand the clients ecological perspective

Recognize and awknowlege

Provide available online resources at the end of the meetings

Continously build rapport

What would you like to see?

As a social worker

Help the homeless, there are way to many homeless in the streets

A lot less "harshness towards the homeless"

Clean up the areas by the Good Samaritan and Salvation Army

Consider making a shelter for homeless veterans

DoD 2011b -

Policy

Comprehensive Plan on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Substance abuse use disorders and disposition of substance abue offenders in the armed force

References

References

Scott, D. L. (2017). Social Work with Military Populations. Boston: Pearson.

McLuckey, L., & Teska, J. (2017). Veterans and Substance Use Disorder. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

McLuckey, L. (2018). Military Personnel and Veterans, Female: Mental Health Issues. Cinahl Information Systems. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

Seals, N. (2018). Substance Use Disorders in the Military (United States). Cinahl Information Systems. Retrieved June 26, 2019.

Read "Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces" at NAP.edu. (n.d.). Retrieved June 29, 2019, from https://www.nap.edu/read/13441/chapter/8

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