When the last helicopter left Afghanistan in August 2021, America turned the page on two decades of war. But for thousands of veterans, the most dangerous battle was just beginning—and it's happening in silence, far from news cameras and public attention.
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Diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, Griffin had served as a paratrooper with special operations forces, witnessing intense combat in war zones in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. Army doctors put him on a version of what veterans call the “combat cocktail”: a mix of powerful drugs taken simultaneously.
Pentagon directives issued in 2014 and 2017 instructed review boards to give liberal consideration to applicants who were sexual assault victims or who have conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder. But that guidance isn’t being followed regularly within the services.
Here’s something worth understanding: The antidepressant withdrawal issue reveals a significant gap between what patients experience and what medical guidelines have traditionally acknowledged.
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