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Bomb-Sniffing Dog Returns Home To Colorado After Being Diagnosed With PTSD In Iraq
Aug 6th
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gina was a playful 2-year-old German shepherd when she went to Iraq as a highly trained bomb-sniffing dog with the military, conducting door-to-door searches and witnessing all sorts of noisy explosions.
She returned home to Colorado cowering and fearful. When her handlers tried to take her into a building, she would stiffen her legs and resist. Once inside, she would tuck her tail beneath her body and slink along the floor. She would hide under furniture or in a corner to avoid people.
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Medical Marijuana And PTSD: VA Doctors Can’t Prescribe Pot Despite New Mexico’s Promising Example
Mar 31st
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When Paul Culkin came home to New Mexico after serving with an Army bomb squad in Iraq, he tried counseling and medications offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cope with his post traumatic stress disorder.
Nothing worked very well. Then he found a new alternative: marijuana.
Colo. Health Dept. Lobbying Against Veterans’ Access To Medical Marijuana To Treat PTSD
Mar 22nd
On Monday, March 22, when the Colorado House Judiciary Committee considers a bill to regulate the distribution of medical marijuana in the state, State Rep. Sal Pace will offer an amendment to allow individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder to have access to medical marijuana. Studies have found that compounds within marijuana, known as cannabinoids, can play an important role in stress-related disorders, and use of marijuana can greatly reduce the amount of stress hormone produced by the body in response to stress.
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