By Emily Larson
Utah veterans expressed support Friday for Sen. Mark Madsen’s medical marijuana bill as a treatment option for post traumatic stress disorder.
Pete Haglin, a former paratrooper, shared his own journey with PTSD.
“When we volunteered, we knew what that entailed. We knew what it meant to be a paratrooper. We know that paratroopers fight, that paratroopers die. We were prepared for that,” he said.
“What we weren’t prepared for was some of the struggles we would face back home in dealing with some of the aftereffects. Once we were home, we found out that PTSD was a pretty formidable foe,” Haglin said, adding that his main symptom is insomnia.
Not only do veterans suffer with pain but emotional trauma, said Courtney Meyers, a former combat medic.
“In the U.S., 21 veterans take their own lives every day. Many are on a cocktail of medications intended to reduce the suffering experienced from their physical and emotional wounds,” she said.
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