and more pir -- prescriptions. in fact, perkins ended up with 25 different prescriptions for 25 different drugs. all prescribed by v.a. doctors. >> you ended up going to see your own doctor and he told you you were lucky to be alive? >> he said i was on a cocktail of poison. >> he is not alone receiving mood altering medication from the military and v.a. in the past 10 years the military and v.a. spent $2 billion medicating its men and women. with anti-anxiety and anti-psychotic medication. >> it is something this spokesman defends. >> in the last decade we made great strides in accessing ago -- increasing access to care and decreasing stigma in getting that care. >> a stance psychiatrist peter bragin says seems