LONELINESS AT THE HOLIDAYS

Opioids or cannabis?

Throughout my life, I have always wondered why God has tested me so many times and in so many ways.

I really couldn't understand it.

Sometimes I felt the need to prove my worth to other people who didn't really care about my multiple ailments... it's like a revolving door that leads nowhere.

Many times I felt emotionally and physically exhausted... but I had to keep living and firmly defend my beliefs.

I never imagined there were other veterans hanging by a thread like me, wanting to change the opioid epidemic that has driven us to suicide. Since retiring, I've seen many veterans struggling and being treated like addicts, suffering numerous side effects from the cocktails the Department of Veterans Affairs hands out like candy.

I made a decision in my life: to help those in need.

1. Don't let others suffer like I did... due to lack of knowledge.

2. Don't let others give up.

3. I will always help you find the path to inner happiness and a better quality of life.

Pay attention: there are other options to improve your health... without side effects. You are in control of your own life. Cannabis has been the solution and my support against the medications that were harming me so much.

May God bless you all... and may no one commit suicide.

Juan Alicea

VETERAN

@aliceajuanarmando