Mental Health Treatment of Veterans - The VA's common treatment for veterans with PTSD involves prescribing cocktails of multiple central nervous system drugs [3] - Polypharmacy, the practice of prescribing multiple psychiatric drugs, is a growing concern within the VA [3][4] - Veterans are prescribed medications for nightmares, migraines, anxiety, depression, and side effects [2] Risks and Side Effects - Veterans experience waking nightmares and brain fog as a result of the drug cocktails [3] - Doctors often fail to inform veterans about the risks associated with these drugs [3] Case Study - Scott Griffin, a veteran with PTSD, was prescribed a "combat cocktail" of powerful drugs after serving in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq [1] - Griffin was prescribed a long list of medications over a decade, including up to nine central nervous system drugs simultaneously [2] - The VA continued several of Griffin's prescriptions after his discharge in 2022 [2]