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The VA literally saved my life.

Jon Caito (US Army, 2001-2012) describes how he reached out to VA for help with substance misuse.

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What happened was

I sent the VA an email.

They responded,

and they said that

they would send somebody

out to give me an assessment.

You know,

but nothing happens right away.

But the VA did come out

and they gave me an assessment.

And after talking

with the person for a while,

she immediately

said, yes, you very much so

need inpatient, inpatient rehab.

Yeah. So...

They told me, and they

talked to the judge, and

they got the judge

to let me turn my plea

of not guilty to treatment

in lieu of conviction.

The VA literally saved my life.

The only two stops left for

me were death and prison.

And the VA made sure that

I had options.

It was just up to me to

put in the work.

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