War on drugs? 110k active US troops 'on prescribed meds'

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War on drugs? 110k active US troops 'on prescribed meds'
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April 9th, 2012

Thousands of US soldiers are going into battle fueled by all sorts of prescription medications, be they amphetamines, antidepressants, sedatives or others. Largely unmonitored consumption of drugs can lead to aberrant behavior and mental disorders.

Over 110,000 American service personnel took prescribed medications in 2011 to battle through everyday military routine.

The Times recently disclosed that nearly 8 per cent of active-duty American servicemen and women take sedatives and over 6 per cent are on antidepressants, a tremendous eightfold increase since 2005, when two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were in full swing.

Routine military service, combat stress, and sometimes lack of sleep force American troops to go to work medicated. It mirrors the general situation in American society that uses prescription drugs on a daily basis at levels unseen before.

In the Army, though, those who opt to modulate their lives with drugs are facing challenges of a non-civil nature that supposes an absolutely different level of responsibility. These men and women are well-armed, after all.
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Govt gets taxes from those drugs.
Govt gets no taxes from the low-level dope dealer on the corner

not hard to see the underlying cause behind the war on drugs.
 
lol:

Haldol (Haloperidol) is the Best!!! April 09, 2012, 23:43 +1
My very favorite drug is Haldol (Haloperidol).

All of you military people, especially the commanders, decision makers, or the "top brass", just have to try taking Haldol, at least once (15-20mg/day).

This is the most wonderful drug in the world, and will give you CLARITY about where your life is at, and where you might be going.
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shimazu said:
Govt gets taxes from those drugs.
Govt gets no taxes from the low-level dope dealer on the corner

not hard to see the underlying cause behind the war on drugs.
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No, this makes no sense. Our laws only keep the drugs underground. If the rational was that you can't tax the black market, they would just legalize recreational use of the drugs.
 
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