The US Army no longer marches on its stomach

“Conducting military operations? On Seroquel? There must be some mistake, I thought. But a little research confirmed Aaron’s accounting: the United States armed forces are increasingly marching on pharmaceuticals. Twenty percent of active-duty troops are on psychotropic medications, including 17% of the combat troops in Afghanistan.”

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2 thoughts on “The US Army no longer marches on its stomach”

    1. Pharma did a helluva sales job on the military. Medicating troups is a totally bizarre policy. People used to be routinely turned away from enlisting in WWII for having flat feet.

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