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  • Can Psychedelics Treat PTSD?

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    Heroes Media Group has been studying alternative treatments for health problems affecting the veterans community. Last week, we looked at marijuana’s potential to treat chronic pain and depression. Now, we will explore an even more controversial substance: psychedelics. Psychedelics, or hallucinogens, trigger mind-altering experiences in users by weakening the prefrontal cortex’s grip on the brain.…

  • Is Marijuana an Effective Treatment for Veterans?

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    As we discussed last week, the process of medicating veterans with opioid painkillers has serious drawbacks. Post traumatic stress disorder, which many veterans unfortunately suffer from, makes it easier to get hooked on these addictive drugs. Likewise, the opioids actually exacerbate the symptoms of PTSD. With that in mind, Heroes Media Group wants to find…

  • The Opioid Epidemic Hits Veterans the Hardest

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    Veterans have been disproportionately hurt by the opioid epidemic, which claimed 46,700 American lives in 2017. Earlier this year, a study found the rate of veterans dying from opioid overdoses increased by 65 percent from 2010 to 2016. Veterans are twice as likely to fatally overdose on opioids as the general population. These tragic statistics…

  • Activism Trumps Patriotism at the Women’s World Cup

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    The United States women’s national soccer team is doing a terrible job representing our country overseas. Speaking to reporters last week, forward Megan Rapinoe—who previously knelt for the national anthem—seized an opportunity to express her displeasure with President Trump, noting, “I’m not going to the f****** White House,” as would be customary following a World…

  • The Brilliance of Kushner’s New Middle East Peace Plan

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    Written By Robert Patrick Lewis Jared Kushner’s new plan for peace in the Middle East was revealed last week, after his meeting in Bahrain with investors from around the world and leaders from the region. While the people who have been pretending to pursue peace in the region for so long are doing all they…

  • The Push for Socialism: Another Chernobyl in the Making

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    By Robert Patrick Lewis Nearly three decades after the end of the Cold War and the battle between capitalism and communism, we’re beginning to see a peculiar resurgence of a virus which we thought had been eradicated from the west. Many a misguided youth, led by tenured professors and pandering politicians who have never worked…

  • 9/11 First Responders Deserve More

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    If you haven’t yet seen Jon Stewart’s testimony in favor of renewing health benefits for 9/11 first responders, you should watch it here, now.  In it, the former Daily Show host calls out the politicians who didn’t bother showing up to a Congressional hearing on renewing the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund. The Fund provides financial…

  • There’s No Virtue in Damnation

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    Nobody enjoys playing God more than the secular left. For as tolerant and inclusive as these folks purport to be, the secular humanist wing of the American political left is infinitely more spiteful than the God of the Old Testament whom they despise and vastly more intolerant than the religious folks who they deride as…

  • Police Suicide: A Call to Action

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    “Our collective silence only compounds the problem.” ~Chief Craig Steckler (Retired), Fremont PD What is Happening? New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill made one of the most difficult statements of his career earlier this month, announcing the suicides of two veteran NYPD officers. Deputy Chief Steven J. Silks, 62, just weeks from his mandatory…

  • How I Accomplish My Goals, Even While Being A Caregiver

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    Recently, a friend of mine asked me how I have accomplished so much while being a caregiver to my husband. I began sharing some tips with her and decided I would share some tips with you.  Wake up early! I always wake up by 0600 when I have things to do, sometimes earlier. Especially if…