Roads to Recovery

Solutions Reporting on Substance Misuse Prevention and Treatment

The Granite State has some of the highest rates of substance misuse in the country. It also has thousands of people working to support people on their many Roads to Recovery. This series offers people hope, inspiration and direction for prevention and treatment programs.

The demands of serving in the military can be stressful. Besides the trauma of combat, there are family-related stressors, health-related stressors and financial-related stressors experienced by military personnel. Any of these factors can lead to substance use disorders.

A majority of veterans leave the military and return to civilian life without much difficulty. However, despite attempts during the past twenty-plus years to address substance use disorders among veterans, the rate continues to rise.

Roads to Recovery: Keeping Veterans Well looks at the problem of substance use disorders among New Hampshire’s veteran population, but goes beyond the problem to focus on solutions.

We’ll tell the personal stories of veterans who served, experienced substance misuse and found treatment and recovery right in their communities. We’ll hear from a variety of treatment providers who work person-to-person with New Hampshire veterans on their recovery. These stories will help guide other veterans, and their families and friends, who look for their own roads to recovery.

Support for Roads to Recovery: Keeping Veterans Well was provided by Kennebunk Savings Bank.

NHPBS is a contributing member of the Granite State News Collaborative. For more behavioral health solutions coverage visit collaborativenh.org.

Funding for the series Roads to Recovery was provided by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Additional major funding is provided by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center & Bank of New Hampshire.