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Shelter questions about personal histories and war experiences are forbidden for the safety of the boys this 15 year old is from syria. lived in the car for one month but you can't call that living. it's nothing like life here where we have a roof over our heads and sheltered. here they cook for us. and we were allowed to go to school. i'm learning english. people in the camp. the ngo runs for shelters in greece it would need 150 more to take in all of the unaccompanied minors in the country met address he used to have a 5th shelter in thessaloniki but it had to recently closed it because of

Experience. it was. and when we got to the hospital i remember i was in there for four days they ran every sort of test on me and the doctor at the time he says why are you taking -- who is prescribing this medication. he says what is this? he said stop everything. he says this is a recipe for death. >> reporter: it's that kind of story that infuriates the doctor. what percentage of those patients, in your opinion, don't need drugs? >> 100%. >> reporter: all of them? >> there's no reason to medicate someone whose issue is they are traumatized by their war experiences. >> reporter: really? >> t...

What percentage of patients don't need drugs? >> 100%. >> all of them? >> there's no reason to medicate someone whose problem is they're traumatized by their war experiences. >> really? >> there's no reason to do that. none. >> even if they're suffering from hallucinations? >> no. >> why do you say that? >> the medications are delivered to the warrior as if they treat something. and they don't treat anything. all psychiatric medications either stimulate or sedate. >> i've learned in ptsd there are people who can't do talk therapy until you give them a medicine that gives them a longer fuse. th...

Accidentally or on purpose, their recommendations were lost or destroyed. you realize why we say anybody who served in combat says we all fought for each other and we wear our awards for everybody else. >> you know, some of the stories, dave, today brought tears to my eyes and, obviously, the eyes of those in the audience. and the sense ever sacrifice and bravery we talk a lot about that. you have a new series of pieces on the huffington post that talk about the moral injury that some soldiers face, which is -- i mean, sort of the psychological part of fighting a war leaves scars that are as d...

War experiences. his interest in vets went beyond the documentary. in 2010 he traveled with other actors from the "sopranos" to afghanistan on a uso tour. >> it's an honor to meet you. >> he then earned a prism award in 2011 for war torn, 1861 to 2010, a documentary that examined post-traumatic stress disorder especially among soldiers. >> this was something that was definitely a passion project of his. i know in his small community he knew people that were involved in the military. and i think this was his way of drawing attention to it. >> i see a role model. >> continuing his long relations...