Intervention In-Depth: Addiction in Uniform

If you are still trying to figure out which side is up when it comes to PTSD and self-medicating, this may help to explain it, why they turn to it and what they are trying to escape from.

Intervention In Depth Addiction in Uniform

Monday, September 14th 09:00 pm ET
Tuesday, September 15th 01:00 am ET

This special looks at the gut-wrenching but hopeful stories of three Iraq veterans and their struggles with addiction caused by combat stress. Leia's flashbacks to the terrifying things she saw in Iraq caused her to drink until she connected with a support group of fellow veterans. Paul saw some of the heaviest fighting of the war and turned to alcohol and cocaine when he returned home, but a detox program is helping him to cope and move on. And after Matt was discharged, he had vivid nightmares about being shot or burning, and he started drinking to calm himself down.