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EP. 16: Medicating Normal
America has a prescription problem — and veterans are paying for it with their lives. Derek Blumke joins House of Grit to expose the systematic overprescribing of psychotropic medications, how 'medicating normal' became the default in American medicine, and why this strategy is claiming the lives of veterans in staggering numbers. A raw, urgent conversation about what's really fueling the crisis — and what has to change.
Derek Blumke is a U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard veteran and a longtime advocate for veteran health and well-being. He co-founded Student Veterans of America, helping build one of the most influential veteran support organizations in the country. Today his work focuses on confronting the overmedication of veterans and championing safer, more effective approaches to mental health care.
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