Publisher's Synopsis
WHEN Johnny Lutz returned from his two deployments, one to Iraq and another to Afghanistan, he returned home with minor injuries to his body. But the wounds to his soul grew worse and worse under the VA regimen of opioids and benzodiazepines. Far from soothing his sadness and anxiety, the VA-prescribed pharmaceuticals left Johnny unable to process his feelings or retain joy. In 2013, Johnny Lutz, a cheerful, brave, energetic man, died from Pharmaceutical-Induced Suicide (PIS). Devastated, his mother, affectionately called "Mama Lutz" by the veteran community, did not shut herself away in grief. She fought back. LIVE TO TELL l is the story of her fight.
