By The Numbers: 22 May 2023

By The Numbers: 22 May 2023

8.5%

The percentage of the total number of veterans served by the Veterans Health Administration who are involved in substance abuse, according to a recent article in MilitaryTimes -- Veterans can wait weeks to get VA help for drug, alcohol abuse.
 
The difficulties in getting veterans timely care shows that, despite promises of fixes, department leaders are still struggling to streamline a multi-state system serving more than 550,000 veterans dealing with alcohol and drug abuse... .