Weed Apr 13, 2016 at 4:00 am

These Vets Who Use Cannabis Talk About How It's Saved Lives—Specifically, Theirs

The VA is quick to prescribe antianxiety drugs, antidepressants, and sedatives but that hasn’t done much to stem the tide of veteran suicides. lucy bellwood

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It's getting better. A friend recently went to the VA for PTSD help, and his counselor told him in their first meeting "You smoke weed? Good. Keep doing that."
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Please consider the following as a front page article on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -

The Transcendental Meditation program has been endorsed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for over 20 years for soldiers with PTSD.

Kindly watch and share with all -

"PTSD and Transcendental Meditation - David George, Infantryman" (2:34;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ki4c-Xk… / excellent!)

and

"Transcendental Meditation Improves Performance at Military University" (5:12;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIH0913l… )

Also see, "Use a Treatment for PTSD That Actually Works" in The Hill, Washington DC

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/h…

and

"Transcendental Meditation May Reduce PTSD Symptoms, Medication in Active-Duty Personnel" in EurekAlert (01/11/16)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…

Thanks!

Bill @ BillsArtBox.com

P.S. Please visit http://www.operationwarriorwellness.org/ for more information.

Note: Results are available for long-standing PTSD symptoms, as well, including for Vietnam Veterans.

Also, see the dramatic effects for Domestic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for women and children, and for PTSD for "First Responders", at http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/#vid… (5:24)

Also, from http://www.army.mil/ :

"Transcendental Meditation - a Path to Healing"

"Doctors promised him through medication and hard work he could potentially heal over the course of years, but since transcendental meditation he has moved much closer to achieving his recovery in months."


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