At Heaven Sent Community Services and Veterans Assistance,  

we open our doors to those who have given their all — our veterans, our seniors, and Americans living with disabilities who have carried burdens most will never see. Too often, they fight silent battles with addiction, pain, and loneliness, feeling forgotten by the world they once served. But here, no one is invisible. We stand beside those who once stood for all of us, offering compassion instead of judgment, hope instead of shame, and healing built on dignity and respect. Every life we touch is sacred — every tear is seen, every story heard. We walk this road together, because healing isn’t a privilege — it’s a promise. At Heaven Sent, we help our heroes, elders, and loved ones find strength in tomorrow, and the peace they’ve always deserved. 

Drug and alcohol Addiction

One of the toughest things to do when dealing with addiction is to convince addicts that they have a problem. Denial is very common in addicts, refusing to admit that they have an addiction problem. Though it is expected that the majority of the clients that Heaven-Sent will work with in the detox and rehab programs will be homeless or single AND FAMILY clients, some will be entering the programs at the request of family members.

Regardless of the reason that the client has enrolled in the Heaven-Sent programs, the client will require education on the need to enter a rehab program. The education program will be aimed at teaching the effects that alcohol and drugs have on the body and the impact that continued use will have.

Did the taking away of opioid cause an increase of drug addiction with in the veterans community. 

In a pilot study of Veterans with chronic pain engaged in Whole Health services across 18 “flagship” VA Medical Centers, more than 100,000 Veterans experienced a meaningful reduction of opioid pain medications.

The Whole Health approach to care features conventional clinical care

(such as medicines or counseling) and complementary and integrative care

(such as acupuncture or yoga) working together as part of an overall treatment plan.

Data from the VA Center for the Evaluation of Patient Centered Care (EPCC): Whole Health Flagship Site Evaluation report demonstrated that, between January 2018 and October 2019, Veterans with chronic pain who used Whole Health services experienced a threefold reduction in prescribed opioid use compared to those who did not.

Opioid use among Veterans engaged in Whole Health decreased 38%. That compares with an 11% decrease among those with no Whole Health use. Additionally, Veterans who used Whole Health services to manage their chronic pain used opioid medications three times less compared to those who did not.

Veterans connected to Whole Health increased by 193%

 

Prior to the pilot study, 10.5% of Veterans with chronic pain were being connected to Whole Health services. By 2019, this figure increased by 193% with over 30.7% of Veterans with chronic pain connected to the Whole Health System across the 18 pilot flagship sites.