Many Veterans are the Enemy in the D.E.A.th War

300000 Iraq & Afghan Vets Suffer PTSD & Depression DN Report
300,000 US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. This, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation. Researchers say nearly 20 percent of the troops who served in the war zones are suffering PTSD and depression, but only half of them have sought treatment. RAND researcher Terri Tanielian said, â??Unless they receive appropriate and effective care for these mental health conditions, there will be long-term consequences for them and for the nation.â?� The study also estimates that 320,000 service members had experienced a possible traumatic brain injury while deployed. Researchers say female soldiers and reservists had the highest rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression. Meanwhile, in Texas, the Dallas VA Medical Center has been forced to close its psychiatric ward to new patients after the suicides of four veterans this year.

Israel To Soothe Trauma With Marijuana
By Corinne Heller October 02, 2004

IDF To Treat Shell Shock With Cannabis Israel August 05, 2004
The IDF will soon begin using cannabis to treat soldiers suffering from combat stress, the military said Wednesday. An army statement said the military medical corps and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem would begin treating victims of post-traumatic stress - commonly known as shell shock - with THC, the active ingredient in the cannabis plant. It said the treatment would begin on an experimental basis. The use of THC as part of the treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder was approved by military and civilian committees relevant to the subject, the statement said.

Pot Shots for Israeli Soldiers

Study: Marijuana Eases Traumatic Memories

Pot Blocks Painful Memories, Study Says

Pot-Like Chemical Helps Beat Fear

Tod H. Mikuriya M.D.

Drugwar Lies Linked to Schizophrenia

'Cannabis' Acts as Antidepressant
October 13, 2005 : BBC News United Kingdom
A chemical found in cannabis can act like an antidepressant, researchers have found. A team from Canada's University of Sasketchewan suggest the compound causes nerve cells to regenerate. The Journal of Clinical Investigation study showed rats given a cannabinoid were less anxious and less depressed. But UK experts warned other conflicting research had linked cannabis, and other cannabinoids, to an increased risk of depression and anxiety.

Ganja Acts as an Antidepressant (Thread of Linx)

'Cannabis' Acts as Antidepressant

Scientists Copy Pot To Combat Depression

DEPRESSION & HUNDREDS OF OTHER PRIMARY MEDICAL USES

Seeking Rest From the Terrors, New York Pops Pills
New Yorkers are increasingly turning to sedation to help them escape the nightmares created by the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. According to doctors and pharmacists in the city, New York's denizens--many grieving for lost friends and family--are looking to medicine more than ever before to help fall asleep.

SLEEP AND RELAXATION

CANNABIS LUNG CLEANER AND EXPECTORANT

Only the Stoners Will Survive?

Marijuana Protects Your Brain by Dana Larsen
Studies reveal that marijuana protects against brain damage from stroke, heart attacks, and nerve gas.

Could Medical Marijuana Have Prevented Gulf War Syndrome?
Derivative Combats Nerve Gas, Say Israeli Reports
From Scripps Howard News Service

Many Veterans are the Enemy in the Bush D.E.A.th War

Sam Stone came home, To his wife and family After serving in the conflict overseas. And the time that he served, Had shattered all his nerves, And left a little shrapnel in his knee. But the morphine eased the pain, And the grass grew round his brain, And gave him all the confidence he lacked, With a Purple Heart and a monkey on his back...

Sam Stone's welcome home Didn't last too long. He went to work when he'd spent his last dime And Sammy took to stealing When he got that empty feeling For a hundred dollar habit without overtime. And the gold rolled through his veins Like a thousand railroad trains, And eased his mind in the hours that he chose, While the kids ran around wearin' other peoples' clothes...

Sam Stone was alone When he popped his last balloon Climbing walls while sitting in a chair Well, he played his last request While the room smelled just like D.E.A.th With an overdose hovering in the air But life had lost its fun And there was nothing to be done But trade his house that he bought on the G.I. Bill For a flag draped casket on a local heroes' hill...

There's a hole in daddy's arm where all the money goes, Jesus Christ died for nothin' I suppose. Little pitchers have big ears, Don't stop to count the years, Sweet songs never last too long on broken radios. Mmmmm....
Sam Stone * John Prine * Souvenirs

Addiction Treatment Strives for Legitimacy
Some drugs are made in laboratories. Others, like penicillin, are discovered by accident. And then there's ibogaine, a sacramental substance from West Africa that some say interrupts heroin, cocaine, and other addictions.

Legalise Cannabis To Cut Heroin Addiction

For Heroin Addicts, A Bizarre Remedy

Support your local WoD Resistance Group today! -- DdC

November Coalition

Agent Orange, All Over Again

Scientists Test Hallucinogens for Mental Ills

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Yeah its too bad the feds won't pull there heads out of there ass. Cannabis could be of a great help for them.I know a couple vets that are using it but they risk losing all there vet benefits of they test once positive.
I would like to see cannabis openly used in prisons. Would make the guards job a lot easier.

i've got a buddy who goes to the V.A. and just tells them flat out ... hey it helps with me with my pain. he say's it doesn't stop the pain but it stops him from thinking about it all the time. I guess they try to help him but not much they can do about cannabis, not right now, anyway.