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73Beta Blockers and the Need for Access to them for Victims of ViolentCrimesBen KaneAlmost one third of rape victims develop post-traumatic stress disorderdue to the event. Past that, over eleven percent of those patients keep thePTSD for the rest of their lives. These people develop many terriblesymptoms that will haunt them for a very long time. Fortunately for thesevictims, new studies are showing that drugs currently used for bloodpressure can possibly be used to suppress painful memories such as rape orother violent crimes. Beta-blockers like propanolol have been used for awhile against high blood pressure but these studies suggest that they alsoblock the impact that adrenaline has on the formation of memories. In“Beyond therapy: Biotechnology and the pursuit of Happiness”, ThePresident's council Makes the point that memory blockers like these shouldbe used when Violence has drastically altered well-being for those affectedor the witnesses in ethical reasoning. I was intrigued, and after someresearch, I believe that not only should these be used for victims of violentcrimes, and not just for ethical reasons, but scientific reasons. I also believethat they should not be used for military situations as soldiers areperpetrators of their own traumatic events, and need to come to an