"Shari Duval, president of K9s for Warriors, a non-profit located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., says she has a drug free alternative for vets with PTSD: service dogs that help veterans overcome fear, stress and anxiety.
"Duval is well aware of the pharmaceutical approach to PTSD treatment. “It’s not unusual to see most of our veterans on over 20 medications,” she said.
"That’s where the four legged prescription comes in. K9s for Warriors houses the vets and their dogs while in training for three weeks at no cost, and this includes meals but not cigarettes or Red Bull, which the vets (not the dogs, who know better) have to buy on their own, Duval said....
"The outfit has graduated 61 vets and their dogs since 2011, Duval said, at a cost to the foundation of $10,000 each, which donations have covered...."
http://www.nextgov.com/defense/whats-brewin/2013/03/four-legged-ptsd-treatment/62106/
See also:
Dogs can be therapeutic for veterans with PTSD
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/health&id=9042483
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