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A single injection can help heal PTSD in Louisiana veterans: It's not a miracle cure, but close

Lauren Cheramie

September 11, 2022 |

The Times-Picayune |

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Response Location: United States, Louisiana

To help address suicides as well as the painful symptoms of PTSD among veterans, Andrew Ward, a veteran himself founded Acadiana Veterans Alliance. His organization works with a team of medical professionals and the Stella Center to make a treatment procedure for stellate ganglion block, or SGB, as well as therapy accessible to veterans. Since the initiation of the program in 2020, they've seen a success rate of 75 percent in treating PTSD.

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