Soldiers, PTSD and the Shamanic Plant Medicine Iboga

 
Photo credit: Warrior Poet

'Whether you agree with American foreign policy or not, it’s difficult to imagine disagreement over the fact that soldiers returning from war should be given the best possible care to recover from physical and psychological injuries incurred in military service. Not only is it naturally human and compassionate to wish for your fellow man to be healed, healthy and happy, but, it is also dangerous to reintroduce thousands of emotionally scarred war fighters into society, as many of them will go on to serve the public in law enforcement and security roles.

This year, 2012, Army suicides in Afghanistan (a conflict that began in 2001) have surpassed combat deaths. Military suicides are presently at an all time high. And here at home, a militarized police state is consuming us. We are a nation in need of healing.'


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