There is an analogy, perhaps, between the military’s use of psychoactive drugs and the practice of pumping athletes full of steroids
so they can continue to compete despite physical pain; athletes — and
also soldiers — whose performance is chemically enhanced in this way
may, however, unwittingly sustain more serious injuries as a result.
682 percent increase in the number of psychoactive drugs — antipsychotics, sedatives,
stimulants and mood stabilizers — prescribed to our troops between 2005
and 2011. That’s right. A nearly 700 percent increase — despite a
steady reduction in combat troop levels since 2008.
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