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Due to the significant stress and trauma caused by the ongoing COVID pandemic, substance misuse, including methamphetamine and opioids, is on the rise in the United States.

While treatment of opioid addiction can be assisted with several FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine (Suboxone) and methadone, no comparable drugs are currently available for methamphetamine use disorder. This may change soon. 

Many veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) live with profound doubts about the meaning of a life perceived as dominated by suffering, guilt, and death. This loss of meaning and purpose has a noticeable impact on their psychological well-being.

Families are strongly affected by the disease of the person with the addiction. That means families and their addicted loved one need to recover in parallel. This process requires skills and understanding. 

The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as “a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and an individual's life experiences. People with addiction use substances or engage in behaviors that become compulsive and often continue despite harmful consequences.”