Nearly one in three veterans who relies on the government for health care could benefit from taking psychedelic drugs like magic mushrooms or MDMA.
That's not the ******* sment of some hippie or fading 1960s rock star. It came from Andrew Gradison, a senior adviser at President Donald Trump's Veterans Health Administration. Gradison told a conference for psychedelics enthusiasts this month that he is eager to ramp up the VA's capacity to give the drugs to as many as 2.1 million veterans with mental illnesses like post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. Gradison said 6.4 million veterans regularly rely on the VA for care.
No government regulator has deemed psychedelics safe or effective for mental illness. Under former President Joe Biden, the Food and Drug Administration in 2024 resoundingly rejected a proposal to authorize MDMA — also known as ecstasy — combined with talk therapy, to treat people with PTSD.
But psychedelics are getting a second chance in the Trump administration. Trump in April issued an executive order to accelerate research, clinical trials and patient access to the drugs. Republicans in Congress are among psychedelics' biggest backers. And the constituency they are seeking to please, veterans, are disproportionately Republicans.
Veterans, frustrated with high suicide rates among their fellow ex-service members, are lobbying aggressively to see Trump follow through.

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Kate Beckinsale has compared navigating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to living in "hell".
Returning to Instagram on Wednesday, the Serendipity actress opened up about the mental health condition, which a person can experience after witnessing a terrifying or traumatic event.
"(There are men, women and children all around the world) who have seen such absolute horror or experienced such absolute horror that their nervous system is permanently altered as a result," she began. "A lot of those people become incredibly good at masking it, and it's sad because they become so good that they get no grace whatsoever. They get up, they go to work, they provide for their family."
Beckinsale did not specify whether she has been diagnosed with PTSD. However, she urged her 5.3 million followers to be considerate of those who may be dealing with trauma.
"Given the fact that it's invisible and you can't know, maybe err on being on the gentler side with people, being kinder with people," the 53-year-old mused. "It really is true that if you haven't walked a mile in someone's shoes - however fancy you feel the shoes are - you have absolutely no idea what they may be carrying or masking or dealing with day and night."
In addition, Beckinsale claimed that research into PTSD and the female brain has only "begun to be studied in the last six, seven years".

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Kate Beckinsale is speaking openly about how PTSD can affect people even when their struggles are not visible to others.
The actress shared a pair of Instagram videos on September 2 in which she discussed the toll trauma can take on sleep, daily life and relationships. Her comments came after she had also been reflecting publicly on grief following the death of her mother, Judy Loe.
Beckinsale focused much of her message on people who continue working, caring for family and socializing while dealing with intense symptoms privately.
"They get up, they go to work, they look after their kids, they provide for their family, they have a laugh, they're the fun person, but they don't sleep for more than an hour because when they do, it's full of nightmares," she said.
Beckinsale said everyday triggers can suddenly overwhelm someone.

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Kate Beckinsale opened up about PTSD and how it can deeply affect daily life and relationships
She urged people to show kindness, emphasizing that struggles like PTSD are often invisible to others
Beckinsale reflected on grief from losing her mother, sharing how it has impacted her mental and physical health
Kate Beckinsale is getting candid about how difficult navigating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be.
On Wednesday, Sept. 2, the actress, 53, shared a video discussing PTSD and how it isn't fully understood or studied, especially among women. The post came just after the 53-year-old shared a slew of Instagram Stories about her late mother, Judy Loe, and her struggles with grief.

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Meghan Markle refuses to let history repeat itself now that she's back on U.K. soil, an insider tells Examiner.
"Meghan still has a lot of PTSD from all the bullying she says she experienced the last time she lived in England, so she's going in with very strong boundaries to make sure that doesn't happen again," explains the insider. "She feels she has to protect herself."
In 2020, the As Ever founder, 45, and husband Prince Harry stepped down as senior working royals and moved to California, later alleging in various interviews, a Netflix docuseries and his bestselling memoir that they were mistreated while members of the monarchy.
Specifically, the couple made repeated allegations about tension between Markle and Princess Kate.
Within Spare alone, the Duke of Sussex, 41, wrote about the Princess of Wales, 44, bristling at sharing her lip gloss with the Suits actress, making Meghan cry ahead of their 2018 wedding and reprimanding her sister-in-law for saying she had "baby brain," ****** o! reports.

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ST. LOUIS — Gary Woodland doesn't need any reminders about the challenges he has encountered over the last three years, the surgery he underwent in 2023 to remove a lesion from his brain and his subsequent battle with post-traumatic stress disorder that forces him to keep constant anxiety in check while competing at the highest level of professional golf.
But there he was last week at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis meeting with an 11-year-old boy from New Zealand after the youngster followed the former U.S. Open champion around TPC Southwind. The boy has an inoperable brain tumor.
Woodland shared this anecdote on Thursday after the first round of the BMW Championship. And just seeing the look in his eyes relaying that moment in Memphis said so much about how he ***** ses what his career has come to mean to others and not just himself.
"I think I got a lot of perspective over the last couple years. I know I'm fighting for a lot more than playing golf," he said. "I'm hopefully having a positive impact on a lot of people's lives just showing up and fighting. Knowing that I'm struggling every day, and hopefully … I'm having a bigger impact than just showing up and showing that I can still compete and play out here and live my dreams. That's the big deal is I'm struggling and I'm still living my dreams. I hope people see that and try to do the same thing."
Woodland's dream took a fairytale turn in late March when he won the Texas Children's Houston Open less than a month after revealing that he suffers from PTSD. That victory, his fifth career ***** le on the PGA Tour and first in almost seven years, is easily the most inspirational story of the year, one that was a triumph of the spirit more than a conquering of a golf course and a field of talented competitors.

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Paris Jackson revealed she experienced psychological, emotional, and spiritual abuse at a Utah treatment facility as a teen
She said the facility fostered distrust among clients and left her with nightmares and PTSD for years after leaving
Jackson's new album, Happiest Day of My Life, will be released on Aug. 21 following her 2020 debut album Wilted
Paris Jackson is opening up about her experience at a treatment center in Utah.
During the latest episode of On Purpose with Jay Shetty on Monday, Aug. 17, Jackson was asked about the facilities, to which she said she was sent after a suicide attempt when she was 15.

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There was a lot to like for the Raiders in their home opener. Especially if you were stil struggling with PTSD from watching their disaster of an offense last year. But there was also plenty of issues and players who didn't make a great first impression on the new coaching staff. Do they fall down and stay down? Or do they get up, dust themselves off and come back stronger next week? We shall see. For now, they are...
The two drafted rookies have been battling for the starting left cornerback job. They came out together with the second team defense in this game, Masses on the left and McCoy on the right. And proceeded to get torched for much of the game.
Their first drive of the game, Masses gave up a nine-yard catch on third and four and missed a tackle on an 11-yard run on third and one. The next play McCoy gave up the touchdown catch.
Next drive, Masses gave up a 14-yard catch on third and six and a few plays later, McCoy gave up another touchdown catch. Coming out the half, Maxxes gave up a first down catch on fourth and two and two plays later, McCoy gave up an 11-yard catch that put them back in field goal range.
He too came in with the second team defense. The first drive -- which was the second TD drive for the Cards -- he was flagged for unnecessary roughness when he tried punching at the ball well after the runner was ruled down and the play was over. Two plays later he gave up a nine-yard catch. On the third TD drive of the game, between catches given up by Masses and McCoy, Eichenberg gave up a ten-yard catch, a seven-yard catch, and missed a tackle on a run to set up a third and short.

#gave #down

July 30 (Reuters) – Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who got no relief from conventional treatments went into remission following treatment with the psychedelic drug psilocybin in a small U.S. pilot study, researchers say.
In the United States, psilocybin and almost all other psychedelic drugs are controlled substances in the same class as heroin or ecstasy, meaning they are deemed to have no medical use and high risk for abuse.
In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing health regulators to speed reviews of psychedelic treatments and increase federal funding for research into their use.
The current early-stage study – the first to formally test the treatment in veterans with PTSD – adds to earlier evidence suggesting a benefit from psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, said study leader Alan Davis of The Ohio State University College of Social Work.
US 'years behind' on AI regulation, expert says

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Rosie O'Donnell says she has PTSD after spending 20 years as a punchline for Donald Trump.
While talking to People this week, O'Donnell explained that her life has been "very trippy" following years of being a constant target for the reality TV show host-turned-President of the United States. It even led to her having a bit of post-traumatic stress disorder dealing with her "archnemesis" becoming the most powerful man in the world.
"It used to be when our president would say things about me, it would be like, 'Whoa,'" O'Donnell said. "First of all, if you had written this as a movie, a stand-up comic makes fun of a reality show host who is a bloviating idiot and he ends up being the president, and then he doesn't shut up about her for 20 years, it would be unbelievable — and the fact that it's my life is very trippy."
"It's like a post-traumatic stress disorder for me, considering it's been 20 years of him using me as a punchline," she added. "I think that has allowed me to reclaim myself, who I was before all that went down, even though it's very strange to have supposedly the most powerful man in the world be your archnemesis."
O'Donnell decamped to Ireland from the U.S. following Trump's reelection as president in 2024. "I am softer, I think, as a result of being there," she shared, "of the welcome that we got, and as a result of me not being constantly bombarded by news about the current president."

#punchline #Reality

Under the weather today
and what do you know?
Tallahassee is ALSO
UNDER THE WEATHER
GatorsSB
it's DOUBLE ELIMINATION
Two losses goes home.
TexasSoftball
moves up.
My enemy is a smart mouth.
Find a way to get rid of them.
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