Veteran prescribed benzodiazepines for PTSD wants royal commission to probe drug addiction – ABC News

David Hill is trying anything and everything, even illegal cannabis oil, to tackle post-traumatic stress disorder, a result of two tours of Afghanistan as an Australian solider.
Key points:

• Mr Hill became addicted to the benzodiazepines he was prescribed to treat his PTSD
• He wants the veteran suicide royal commission to examine their use, a move backed by experts
• Independent senator Jacqui Lambie wants the inquiry to look at alternative treatments, including cannabis, for returned soldiers

His efforts…

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