Your Path to Recovery

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Find recovery, hope, and healing by learning more about evidence-based treatments at VA and how these services can meet your needs.</p> </div> <div id="hero-buttons" class="hero-item hero-item-left"> <div class="hero-button blue"><a href="#treatments">Treatments tailored for you</a></div> <div class="hero-button purple"><a href="#residential-rehabilitation">Residential rehabilitation</a></div> <div class="hero-button green"><a href="#harm-reduction">Harm reduction</a></div> </div> </div>  <div id="hero-image" class="hero-item hero-col-right"></div> </div> </section> <section id="treatments" class="sud-content-section section-blue right"> <div class="sud-section"> <div class="sud-body"> <div class="headline-block"> <h2>Treatments tailored for you</h2> <img src="https://www.va.gov/recovery/images/icons/icon-thread.svg" alt="icon of spool of thread" width="118" /> </div> <p>Every Veteran has a path to recovery. VA offers many evidence-based treatments for <a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/index.asp" target="_blank">drug and alcohol addiction</a>. These therapies and medications can help manage withdrawal symptoms, control cravings, and strengthen personal motivations for change. VA works with each Veteran to tailor a treatment plan to their needs, values, and goals.</p> </div> <div class="desktop-button button-section button"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/treatment.asp" target="_blank">Discover treatment options</a></div> </div> <div class="data-section left"> <div class="data-image"><img src="https://www.va.gov/recovery/images/section/veteran-section-blue.png" alt="veteran looking to the right" width="406" /></div> <div class="data-box"> <p><span class="facts">Over 550,000 Veterans received treatment</span><br/> for substance use disorders at VA.</p> <p class="data-date">(Fiscal year 2023, October 2022-September 2023)</p> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-button button-section button"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/treatment.asp" target="_blank">Discover treatment options</a></div> </section> <section id="residential-rehabilitation" class="sud-content-section section-purple left"> <div class="sud-section"> <div class="sud-body"> <div class="headline-block"> <h2>Residential rehabilitation</h2> <img src="https://www.va.gov/recovery/images/icons/icon-house.svg" alt="icon of a house" width="118" /> </div> <p>For some Veterans, the path to recovery involves a more structured setting and around-the-clock support. VA provides this for Veterans through its residential rehabilitation programs. These programs place Veterans in a comfortable residential environment with on-site access to comprehensive services for substance use disorders, other mental health conditions, physical health issues, and social needs such as employment and housing.</p> </div> <div class="desktop-button button-section button"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/va-residential-rehabilitation/index.asp" target="_blank">Explore residential programs</a></div> </div> <div class="data-section"> <div class="data-image"><img src="https://www.va.gov/recovery/images/section/veteran-section-purple.png" alt="female veteran looking at the camera" width="406" /></div> <div class="data-box"> <p><span class="facts">More than 23,000 Veterans served</span><br/> at around 120 VA residential sites.</p> <p class="data-date">(Fiscal year 2023, October 2022-September 2023)</p> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-button button-section button"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/get-help/va-residential-rehabilitation/index.asp" target="_blank">Explore residential programs</a></div> </section> <section id="harm-reduction" class="sud-content-section section-green right"> <div class="sud-section"> <div class="sud-body"> <div class="headline-block"> <h2>Harm reduction</h2> <img src="https://www.va.gov/recovery/images/icons/icon-plant.svg" alt="icon of plant" width="118" /> </div> <p>Substance use brings a variety of harms that could make recovery difficult or even impossible because those harms can be fatal. Harm reduction is an approach to health care that helps reduce patients’ risk of experiencing those negative health consequences, including death, as they consider additional efforts, like treatment, to support their recovery. Harm reduction helps protect a person’s life and well-being while they pursue their recovery. Harm reduction can be one part of living a healthier life (as using seatbelts is one part of careful driving) that might also include treatment and other supports for recovery. It is part of a continuum of options that helps reduce the risk of death and other negative health consequences stemming from substance use. Using naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses is one example of harm reduction. </p> </div> <div class="desktop-button button-section button"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/harm-reduction.asp" target="_blank">Protect yourself</a></div> </div> <div class="data-section"> <div class="data-image"><img src="https://www.va.gov/recovery/images/section/veteran-section-green.png" alt="female veteran looking to the left" width="406" /></div> <div class="data-box"> <p><span class="facts">More than 5,500 overdose reversals</span><br/> with naloxone have been reported since VA started making naloxone available nationally to Veterans in 2014.</p> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-button button-section button"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/harm-reduction.asp" target="_blank">Protect yourself</a></div> </section> <section id="resources" class="container"> <article> <h2>Substance use resources</h2> <p>If you’re concerned about your alcohol or drug use, reach out for support. Learn more about the signs and symptoms of alcohol, opioid, stimulant, and cannabis use disorders and resources available at VA.</p> <div class="button black"><a href="https://www.mentalhealth.va.gov/substance-use/index.asp" target="_blank">Explore resources <i class="plain-arrow"></i></a></div> </article> <article> <h2>Spread the word</h2> <p>Share materials to raise awareness among Veterans and their supporters about VA mental health and substance use services. 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