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Veteran prescribed benzodiazepines for PTSD wants royal commission to probe drug addiction
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 include equine therapy, but no longer involve benzodiazepines, a mild form of tranquilisers used to help sleep and calm anxiety.
He said the group of drugs known as ‘benzos’ made his struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) harder,…
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