Addiction & PTSD Treatment for Veterans

Comprehensive addiction treatment Built for veterans

At Warriors Heart, we provide primary addiction treatment for military veterans struggling with alcohol or drug dependence, with specialized care for co-occurring trauma, PTSD, and related conditions.

We serve veterans from all branches, eras, and backgrounds in an environment built exclusively for those who have served. No civilians. No explaining your story. Just recovery alongside people who understand military culture, responsibility, and identity.

If substance use has become the way you’re coping, you’re not alone and you don’t have to handle it by yourself.

Every Veteran Deserves the Chance to Come Home Whole

Military service leaves a lasting imprint. For many veterans, substance use begins as a way to manage stress, pain, trauma, or the transition out of uniform, and gradually becomes something harder to control.

Warriors Heart serves veterans across:

  • All branches of service
  • All eras of service 
  • All roles, combat and non-combat 
  • All discharge statuses

If addiction is present, and trauma is part of the story, you belong here.

Conditions We Treat

Warriors Heart treats substance use disorders first, while addressing the conditions that often accompany them.

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Alcohol
Abuse

Alcohol misuse is common in military culture and often normalized until it becomes a problem. We treat alcohol dependence while addressing the trauma and stress patterns that drive it.
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Drug & Substance Addiction

Comprehensive, trauma-informed care for drug and substance addiction including marijuana, kratom, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin rooted in understanding the realities of service.
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Prescription
Drug Abuse

We treat dependence on prescription medications, opioids, stimulants, and other substances that often begin as a way to manage injury, deployment stress, or chronic pain.
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PTSD and
Trauma

Many veterans carry unresolved trauma, moral injury, or cumulative stress. We treat trauma only when it exists alongside addiction, using trauma-informed clinical care.

Why Veterans Need Veteran-Specific Addiction Treatment 

Civilian treatment environments often fall short for veterans because they lack shared experience, cultural understanding, and peer accountability.

At Warriors Heart: 

  • Military language, structure, and values are understood
  • Recovery happens among peers who hold one another accountable
  • Warriors heal alongside others who have served or protect communities 

This environment removes barriers to honesty, engagement, and trust, which are critical for lasting recovery.

How Warriors Heart Serves Veterans

Warriors Heart is a primary substance use disorder treatment center designed specifically for veterans and first responders.

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    Medical Detox

    Medically supervised detox with 24/7 care for veterans, active duty service members, and first responders. Safe withdrawal management so you can start treatment stable and ready.

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    Inpatient Rehabilitation

    Warriors Heart’s 42-day residential program treats addiction and PTSD exclusively for veterans, active duty service members, and first responders. Full immersion treatment on over 500 acres in Texas or Virginia.

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    Dual Diagnosis Treatment

    Specialized care for addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions. One addiction specialist. One mental health clinician. Working together because substance use and trauma aren’t separate problems.

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    Experiential Therapy

    Replace addiction with purpose. K9 program, equine, art, yoga, jiu jitsu, wood shop, fishing, nature hikes. Warriors rebuild confidence and purpose through hands-on experiences alongside clinical care.

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  • Outpatient Rehabilitation

    Flexible outpatient treatment for veterans, active duty service members, and first responders. PHP (Partial Hospitalization Program), sober living, and TMS/MeRT brain therapy. Continue recovery while maintaining work and family.

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    Sober Living

    Structured recovery housing for warriors transitioning from residential treatment. 60-day minimum stay with Warriors Anonymous meetings, optional intensive outpatient programming, meals, and peer community in Bandera, Texas.

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    TMS Brain Therapy

    Non-invasive brain stimulation therapy for treatment-resistant PTSD, depression, anxiety, and TBI. Available to warriors, alumni, and family members at our Texas campus. Advanced technology most treatment centers don’t have.

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  • Warriors Heart Aftercare

    Recovery doesn’t end at discharge. Alumni are supported for life through Warriors Anonymous meetings, outpatient programs, the Alumni App, peer community, and 24/7 access to support.

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Treatment takes place across our Texas and Virginia campuses, both located on over 500 acres of private property designed to support focus, structure, and healing.

We Accept Most Insurance & VA Benefits

Warriors Heart works directly with veterans, active duty service members, and first responders to help navigate coverage options.

  • Aetna
  • Beacon health solutions
  • BlueCross BlueShield
  • Cigna
  • GEHA
  • Humana
  • Optum
  • TRICARE
  • TRICARE for Life
  • TriWest
  • UMR
  • United Healthcare
  • VA Community Care

We also work with the Texas Veterans Commission and accept private pay.

Note: We currently do not accept Medicaid or any Medicaid-related insurance plans. 

Our admissions team understands the VA process and can help you determine eligibility and next steps.

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Warriors Healing Warriors

Recovery at Warriors Heart does not end at discharge. Veterans remain connected through: 

Warriors Heart Alumni

Warriors Anonymous

Warriors Stories

Many veterans return sober, grounded, purposeful, and connected to a community that understands the weight of service.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

You’ve handled pressure, responsibility, and situations most people never face. 
Asking for help doesn’t take that away. It protects it. 

If drugs have started to take more than they give, you don’t have to figure this out alone. Support is available right now, and the conversation is confidential. 

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