Alpha rehab project gives inmates options - Virginia

"The 43-year-old Marine Corps veteran and former cryptological linguist, who holds a black belt in aikido, had originally  planned to help treat victims of post-traumatic stress disorder. But a  Virginia Western Community College internship with Alpha sent him a  different way.

“I figured out early, if I want to work with trauma,  there’s no better group to work with than addicts,” Letchford said.  “Trauma is very strongly correlated with drug use.”

"Nationwide, those who score 4 or higher on a  10-point ACE Study (Adverse Childhood Experience) are 46 percent more  likely to be an IV drug user, he said, and 60 percent of people  diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder are likely to have an  alcohol dependency...."

http://www.roanoke.com/news/2276551-12/alpha-rehab-project-gives-inmates-options.html

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