Links to other resources: Panama City Detox, Tri-Care Insurance Drug Treatment
Before we discuss the latest breakthrough in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment for military veterans, I wanted to shine a light on the best drug rehab in Panama City. Florida Springs Wellness and Recovery Center is the best option for Panama City residents who are seeking both drug rehab in Panama City and alcohol rehab in Panama City. We provide detox treatment for drugs and alcohol, intensive outpatient services (IOP), residential drug rehab at our facility in Panama City, as well as telecare for people who need services away from our facility, and many other individualized options for patients. If you or a loved one is searching for drug rehab or alcohol rehab in Panama City, more information is available on our website or you can simply use any search engine to locate “Florida Springs in Panama City”.
Veterans and Service Animals
Providing service animals with specialized training for the treatment of military service members with PTSD has been growing in popularity. The federal government has recently increased its own investments in training service dogs for people with PTSD in the US Military. Elisa Slotkin, Representative from Michigan, has been one of the leaders in Congress on this issue. President Biden just signed into law a bill that will greatly increase the capacity of the federal government to provide these specially trained service dogs to veterans who are disabled in some way by mental health disorders including PTSD. PTSD has always been a huge issue for members of the military, especially those who have served in conflicts around the world. With the recent end of conflict in Afghanistan, our country has thousands of veterans who have had exposure to illnesses such as PTSD, on top of the physical health problems always associated with military service during a conflict. It is well documented that many veterans with PTSD and other mental health illnesses have, in many cases, self-medicated with alcohol and drugs, leading to a need for increased drug and alcohol rehab for veterans. If you or a family member needs help with drug or alcohol rehab in the Panama City area, please reach out to Florida Springs in Panama City. Any veteran who reaches out to Florida Springs in Panama City will be helped by our team of professional intake experts. We have beds currently available, and we are currently working on strengthening our partnerships and creating more access for wounded veterans.
The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act, or PAWS Act, requires the VA to start the pilot program in early 2022, and it must be carried out by at least five VA medical centers. The facilities will partner with accredited service dog organizations to perform the training. One accredited organization is K9s for Warriors. Most of the puppies they find and train come from high-kill rescue shelters, meaning both the wounded veteran and the dog that is being trained are benefitting from the program in amazing ways. Service members who have already participated in programs of this type have reported less need to take medications with unwanted side-effects, less need to self-medicate with drugs and alcohol, and major boosts in self-esteem and mood. We are especially interested in the vets who are able to achieve sobriety from drugs and alcohol because of this program. People who need drug rehab in Panama City and alcohol rehab in Panama City are often also coping with PTSD. If veterans are greatly helped from this service animal pilot program, it could be possible in the future for more non-military patients to be positively impacted from a service-dog program. Our country is dealing with an unprecedented addiction crisis and a huge spike in overdose deaths over the last several years. More programs that show promise for treating drug and alcohol addiction are needed right now. As we have discussed on this blog before, more people who seek drug and alcohol rehab in Florida and around the country are also seeking treatment for PTSD. Researchers are currently working on whether it is best to treat the co-occuring PTSD while a patient is in drug or alcohol rehab or after they have completed a drug or alcohol program. Regardless of the timing, programs that show promise for the treatment of PTSD will no doubt have a positive impact on our ability to treat substance use disorder (SUD) and addiction, as PTSD and SUD are often presenting in the same patient populations. Please visit our website for more information on drug and alcohol rehab in the Panama City, Florida area.
By T.A. Cannon (Contact me at TACannonWriting@gmail.com)
