Last year, for the first time, the Veterans Administration announced it would begin funding its own clinical trials to treat post traumatic stress disorder, depression and addiction, using two psychedelic drugs psilocybin and MDMA. Even if these trials are successful, it would be years before the VA could prescribe either drug for its patients. Thousands … Read more
Marine veteran and firefighter Ed Glover appeared caught between rapture and deep sorrow an hour after drinking a psilocybin tea during a retreat in Mexico. He and other veterans, desperate for help, are attending psychedelic retreats in countries where the drugs are legal to use, mostly in indigenous ceremonies. Glover came home from Afghanistan angry, … Read more
On the west coast of Mexico, Michael Giardina, a Navy veteran, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and drank tea made with ground up psychedelic mushrooms. Later, blindfolded and lying down, his body trembled when the effects of the psychoactive compound psilocybin kicked in. “I went somewhere very dark right away… I was terrified,” he told … Read more
A Psychedelic Journey | Sunday on 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Thousands of veterans are traveling overseas seeking relief at psychedelic retreats. Sunday, Anderson Cooper follows nine veterans on a psychedelic journey to the west coast of Mexico. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and … Read more
When Ilya Rusinov returned to the Russian work force after rehabilitating a vertebra damaged in the Ukraine war, his first job was teaching in a school. But he had also launched a side project, a patriotic club he called Zveno, or “Squad,” that provides military training for different age groups, including teenagers. After struggling at … Read more
Vietnam vet finds love, purpose as the “Honey-Do Dude” – CBS News Watch CBS News After his retirement, and following the death of his wife, Danny Chauvin of Mississippi was looking for purpose. He had served in the Army in Vietnam and been treated for PTSD and depression, and knew he needed to keep busy. … Read more
Former Representative Doug Collins, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department, told lawmakers in a confirmation hearing on Tuesday that he would defend a program introduced in Mr. Trump’s first term that permits veterans to seek health services outside the department’s system. Mr. Collins, a Navy veteran, Air Force Reserve chaplain and fast-talking … Read more