Sunday, November 04, 2007

American 9-11 hero controversy

Screwloosechange Blog has a discussion on the controversy about what caused the Pulmonary fibrosis death of 9-11 responder/hero Zadroga.

There is evidence on autopsy that he must have injected pills, since talc etc was found inside blood vessels. On the other hand, glass and dust were found in his lungs...and inhaled particles is of course a known cause for various occupational lung diseases.

Both sides are arguing, since if it was drugs that caused his disease his family won't get compensation...yet it ignores another question: was his "recreational drug use" actually self treatment of post traumatic stress syndrome?

Not all druggies use it to get high...many have severe mental problems before they use drugs, and the drugs compound the problem...

That is why the VA treat alcoholism in war veterans as a service connected disability...

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