Veterans can wait weeks to get VA help for drug, alcohol abuse

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Veterans can wait weeks to get VA help for drug, alcohol abuse
By Leo Shane III
Apr 18, 02:45 PM
House Veterans' Affairs Committee members expressed concerns during an April 18 hearing with long wait times facing some veterans in getting VA care for substance abuse problems. (Christine Cabalo/Marine Corps)

Substance abuse problems among veterans are on the rise, but it can take weeks or months to access care through the Department of Veterans Affairs because of a confusing morass of bureaucratic hoops, according to advocates who testified before Congress on Tuesday.

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