Articles tagged: PTSD
Texas Expands Access to Medical Cannabis—But Advocates Say It’s Not Enough
Texas has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, leaving veterans like Viridiana Edwards struggling to manage chronic pain and PTSD.
This article was produced through the NPR NextGen/Texas Observer Print Scholars program, a new collaboration designed to offer mentorship and hands-on traini...Read More
Eye on Texas: The Broken Wheel Ranch Project
In Bonham, veterans struggling with PTSD can experience equine therapy.
I visited the Broken Wheel Ranch Project in the North Texas town of Bonham, where veterans struggling with PTSD can experience equine therapy. Mel Mincey, a for...Read More
Short Story Finalist: ‘The After Party’
In Jess Smith’s tense and troubling story, a wedding party turns dark.
Fernando A. Flores, guest judge for our 2019 short story contest, says his favorite stories are those that “take some kind of risk, strive for something great...Read More
Texas’ New Medical Marijuana Law Doesn’t Cover Veterans Suffering from PTSD
The Legislature recently passed medical cannabis reform, but the debate was marred by misinformation and left out people who say the drug eases their symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
When Dave Bass returned from Iraq to Texas in 2005, doctors diagnosed him with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It’s a familiar problem for combat vets;...Read More
Fringe Factor: CJ Grisham and the Paranoid Heart of Texas’ Gun Rights Movement
After video of Grisham getting slammed against a police car went viral in 2013, he took the lead in Texas’ gun deregulation movement. Now, he’s aiming for constitutional carry.
With the far right ascendant in Texas politics, once-marginal ideas and people have found a place in the political mainstream. Fringe Factor is an introduction ...Read More
Combating Moral Injury
For some veterans, guilt and shame can linger years after combat — and it’s not PTSD.
Aaron Throckmorton decided to join the military the day the Twin Towers fell. A standout high school linebacker at Midland Lee (of Friday Night Lights fame), Th...Read More
Observer Radio Episode 61: Women Veterans Battle PTSD
Observer contributor Alex Hannaford and photographer Erin Trieb join us to talk about the challenges women veterans face dealing with trauma when they co...Read More
Hope After Violence
Women veterans are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD. We just don’t talk about it.
Women are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD. We just don’t talk about it....Read More
Shades of Gray in Orange
After a black police officer kills a white war hero, a town begins its murky search for justice.
After a black police officer kills a white war hero, a town begins its murky search for justice. ...Read More