{"id":131957,"date":"2024-03-02T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=131957"},"modified":"2024-03-02T22:57:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T22:57:06","slug":"vetcenters-substance-abuse-program-hosts-family-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=131957","title":{"rendered":"VetCenter\u2019s substance abuse program hosts Family Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dustin Winter\u2019s voice still quivers when he recounts his battle with addiction. After years of darkness, all he wanted was to see the light.<\/p>\n

Joining the Navy as a submariner straight out of high school, Winter vanished into the dark depths of the ocean without a word, also leaving his family in the dark. From the confines of a submarine to the dusty landscapes of the Middle East, his military journey was marked by medical disqualifications and traumatic experiences\u2014including chaos he witnessed on a Haitian humanitarian mission.<\/p>\n

After transitioning to civilian life, Winter found himself grappling with a torrent of unresolved emotions and eventually turned to alcohol. A stint in the oil industry abroad intensified his self-destructive habits, culminating in his return home without a job and with a shattered spirit. Surrounded by family desperate to reach him, Winter risked becoming a statistic, a reminder of the traumatic journey some Veterans face after service.<\/p>\n

A catalyst for reconnection with loved ones<\/h2>\n

Winter\u2019s recovery journey began at Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center\u2019s<\/a> In-Patient Substance Abuse Domiciliary in Bonham, Texas. It was the place where he would find his light, via a Family Day event, that allowed him to reconnect with his loved ones.<\/p>\n

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Presentations explained ways for families to support Veterans <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Bonham staffers recognized the urgent need for families to understand the intricacies of substance abuse recovery. Through a series of informative presentations, they illuminated the path for families to effectively support patients like Winter in their most vulnerable moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t do life alone,\u201d said Samantha Graham, social work supervisor at Bonham VA Domiciliary. \u201cFamily Day provides a measure of community connection and holistic health care in its truest form within the safe confines of domiciliary walls.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support systems are essential for successful recovery. Events like Family Day help patients like Winter peel back layers of pain and misunderstanding necessary to create a space for healing and personal growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cFamily Day has allowed my mother to understand my struggles and for me to see that pain I caused her because of my drinking,\u201d said Winter, pictured above with his mother. \u201cIt has been an amazing and eye-opening day for me on my road to recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please call the Veterans Crisis Line by dialing 988 and pressing 1 to be connected to an operator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dustin Winter\u2019s voice still quivers when he recounts his battle with addiction. After years of darkness, all he wanted was to see the light. Joining the Navy as a submariner straight out of high school, Winter vanished into the dark depths of the ocean without a word, also leaving his family in the dark. From […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":131959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-substance-abuse"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=131957"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131963,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131957\/revisions\/131963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/131959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=131957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=131957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=131957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}