Tuesday, July 14, 2015

U.S.A. Fail: Addiction Is Ravaging Our Veterans

Episode 23 of SHHRP on Radio Valencia

On this episode of The Sober Happy Hour | Radio Podcast!, the guys talk about a very sensitive subject. We don't like to think about the affects our perpetual state of war, in this country, has on our active duty and veteran military personnel. We are just grateful that there's no chance any of us will get drafted. Let them fight the wars, let them get deployed a dozen times, let them watch their friends and fellow soldiers get maimed, killed, captured and tortured. And if and when they get home, ignore them, don't hire them, and forget about the promises we made to them when they volunteered for the job in the first place. Remind them that nobody FORCED them into the military, it was their choice. Is this how we, at The Sober Happy Hour feel? Absolutely not! So, we talked about it on the show.

We get into discussion about the numbers of veterans who are addicted, what's being done to help and what we can try to do to prevent it. We also spend time talking about the inescapable reality that our soldiers are going to need prescription pain medications, and what we might be able to do to prevent them coming home from war and addict. We even get into a very deep conversation about veteran suicide and the drug and alcohol connection. All of this and more on this episode of The Sober Happy Hour | Radio Podcast!

Enjoy,
SHHRP Crew

1 comment:

  1. I loved reading this article! Thanks for details of this episode of The Sober Happy Hour. Sounds like an educative episode. Well dear, I am going to the best happy hour nyc venue with my friends and would definitely talk about these sensitive subjects. I hope my friends will provide their opinions too.

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