VA Funds Ivy League Research into MDMA as Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress, Alcohol Abuse The research, some of it already underway, is the first of its kind at the VA in more than 50 years.
Navy Shutters Premier East Coast Substance Abuse Program Amid Staffing Shortages The program, in an aging building at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Virginia, has struggled to retain employees.
VA Crisis Line's Switch to 988, Press 1, a Success, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs, along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, adopted 988 as...
No More Late Night Alcohol Sales: Army and Air Force Exchange Stores to Ban the Practice Next Month The change on Army and Air Force bases is meant to support the Pentagon's suicide prevention initiative, which said that...
Marijuana Dependence Is Increasing Among VA Patients, Particularly Those with Psychiatric Conditions The research found that those with more severe psychiatric diagnoses, such as bipolar disorder and psychosis, are most at...
Air Force's Marijuana Waiver Program Proves More Popular Among Applicants Than Expected The Air Force anticipated only 50 cases annually when it announced a new pilot program last year that would allow some...
Ramstein Squadron Whacked for 'Irresponsible Alcohol Consumption,' Banned from Drinking Outside Barracks Strict alcohol bans are rare but not unheard-of in the Air Force, and they're notably only used for extreme measures.
Service Members Not Getting Adequate Help for Alcohol Abuse, Watchdog Finds The findings come as the military tries to grapple with alcohol and substance abuse as it puts service members at a higher...
Alaska Bases Limit Alcohol Sale Hours to Curb Drinking-Related Suicides U.S. military commanders in Alaska have ordered alcohol sales to cease after 10 p.m. on two bases .
Upcharging on Food, Selling Booze: The Army's Plan to Privatize Dining The Army is preparing to overhaul its food service system in a move that could strip away government-run dining facilities...
Pentagon Plans $5 Billion for Border, Bets on Trump Bill to Fill Funding Gaps The budget plans for fiscal 2026 were released as President Donald Trump is pursuing mass deportations across the country and...
Pentagon Presses Iran Strike Claims as Briefed Senators Point to Unknown Effects A Pentagon press conference ordered by President Trump quickly turned contentious, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
Iran’s Supreme Leader Warns Against Further American Attacks in His First Statement Since Ceasefire Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said his country had delivered a "slap to America’s face” with its strike on an...
Air Force Academy Cadets Arrive for Basic Training, Encouraged to Cultivate Intensity and Courage More than 1,000 cadets flowed up the stairs at the Holaday Athletic Center at the Air Force Academy to start chasing their...