but there is a new hope in a little known treatment called sgb. ptsd a is often debilitating, often lead to go depression and substance abuse. sgb is an anesthetic injection. commonly used in labor epidurals. that takes about 15 minutes to administer in the neck. relief from symptoms often happens within 30 minutes. 65 patients have 25 states, including vietnam vet raleigh showens. >> if i hadn't had it done, i was at the ends of my rope, i was ready to commit suicide. the procedure is so simple and the results are so great. >> sgb is not backed by the department of veterans affairs for treating ptsd. but chicago doctor says it works in 70% of patients showing at least a 50% improvement in symptoms. >> the wonderful thing about this approach is it's a departure from the usual same old thing, mitigation. it hasn't been very effective, as you know. many times it works in 30 minutes. it works very rapidly. >> and the most marked improvement is in sleep. the nightmares going away. the cost of the injection is approximately $1,000 and is fully covered

they have received a waiver to perform sgb. >> sometimes the symptoms come back slowly.hen it doesn't usually go really well to really bad, it's intermediate. people call us, we need a tune-up. someone from new york came up for a third tune-up. >> reporter: it's not under for treatment for ptsd but the doctor says it works 70% in patients showing a 50% improvement in symptoms, cost of injection is approximately thousand dollars and fully covered by the doctor's nonprofit chicago medical innovation. he has treated 65 patients from 25 states including vietnam vet. >> i was a little apprehensive when i went into it. it's not painful at all. if i had to do it again, i would reporter: patients remain off of medications and treatment has been successful applied to women suffering from ptsd as a result of sexual trauma and domestic abuse. >> heather: thank you very much. a glimmer of hope. thanks. >> gregg: analysts seem to agree that the united states is on verge of a pension crisis, notwithstanding big cuts all across the country and we'll take a closer look in how we got int