“Conducting military operations? On Seroquel? There must be some mistake, I thought. But a little research confirmed Aaron’s accounting: the United States armed forces are increasingly marching on pharmaceuticals. Twenty percent of active-duty troops are on psychotropic medications, including 17% of the combat troops in Afghanistan.”
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Author: Rossa Forbes
I’m a mom walking the long road of recovery alongside my son, whose world shifted at nineteen with a schizophrenia diagnosis. This space is where I share our journey as we navigate his healing through a shamanistic lens. I offer the truths we’ve discovered, the mysteries we’re still unraveling, and a critical look at a medical system that often overlooks the spiritual depth of this "dis-ease."
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Yikes! Anyone would be traumatized enduring what they do. It is a real shame.
Pharma did a helluva sales job on the military. Medicating troups is a totally bizarre policy. People used to be routinely turned away from enlisting in WWII for having flat feet.