TRIAGE NEEDED FOR DOCTOR INFLICTED CONDITION

There is a simple way to address the problem of addicted soldiers, covered in the Join Together Article – get doctors to stop supplying so many addictive drugs.

A study should be done on how many soldiers are injured because they were high during combat.

Doctors are supposed to help heal war wounds –not create them.

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The U.S. could face a wave of addiction and mental-health problems among returning veterans of the Iraq and Afghan wars greater than that resulting from the Vietnam War, according to experts at the recent Wounds of War conference sponsored by the National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University (Join Together is a project of CASA).

Rather than the heroin addictions many Vietnam veterans brought back with them from Southeast Asia, however, today’s returning soldiers are more likely to be addicted to prescription medications — the very opiates prescribed to them by the military to ease stress or pain — or stimulants used by soldiers to remain alert in combat situations….

http://www.jointogether.org/news/features/2009/wounds-of-war-drug-problems.html

Man’s Oldest Drug – Alcohol and Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol and Alcohol Addiction Prevalent through Man’s History

For ages, man has imbibed various substances to feel differently. And, for ages, man has had problems with moving from an occasional user to an obsessive user, a drug addict.

What is the drug used most often and longest throughout the ages?

Alcohol is the drug found in all ancient manuscripts, and has existed even before the written word was invented.

Does this make alcohol an acceptable drug? Not when its abuse has that many effects on both the user and the people around them. Drinking alcohol can affect self control, depresses the central nervous system and lowers inhibitions. Other effects include loss of coordination, poor judgment, slowed reflexes, double vision, loss of memory and possible blackouts.

Alcohol is the most commonly abused substance in the U.S.  In a recent survey 60% of Americans reported drinking alcohol at least once in the past year.  Obviously not all who drink are suffering from alcoholism, but 20% of the population reports having five or more drinks in a day at least once last year.

This suggests that the potential for alcohol abuse is very high and is reflected in the number of deaths attributed to alcohol abuse.

For the full story http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=100539&ret

SMOKING WITH GUNS

There are dangers more worrisome than cigarettes that our combat soldiers are exposed to – such as the possibility of getting shot and killed.

Then there is the danger of being high on heroin, pot or prescription medications while in combat – and then again, methamphetamine is not too good for soldiers.

Next thing you know there will be a ban on some of our favorite World War II footage. Those guys smoked!

We won that war in spite of the fact that many of those guys smoke cigarettes and very few if any returned home needing drug rehab.

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Here is a Join Together News Summary

Despite a recent study commissioned by the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs suggesting a complete ban on tobacco in the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will continue to allow tobacco smoking by troops in combat zones, CNN reported July 15.

The study found that troops’ tobacco use has negative short- and long-term effects on military readiness and soldiers’ health and recommended a complete ban on tobacco sales on military bases and tobacco smoking by uniformed personnel.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said that Gates will not prohibit smoking because the service members in war-zones face extreme pressure already. “The secretary does not want to compound that stress by taking away from [the troops] one of the few outlets they have to relieve that stress,” said Morrell.

Morrell said the defense secretary had not read the report yet.

http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/pentagon-maintains-war-zone.html

Michael Jackson Prescription Drug Abuse: Dosages Exceedingly High

Heavy Drug Abuse Possible Cause of Michael Jackson Death

The ease by which many Americans can get a prescription for powerful pain medications and psychiatric drugs is alarming.

As the public continues to be riveted to the Michael Jackson story, our nation is receiving an inadvertent education on drug abuse, specifically prescription drug abuse.

Details of Michael Jackson’s prescription drug use continue to surface as officials sift through health records obtained in the death investigation.  Reportedly, Michael is described as a severe insomniac who took ten Xanax pills a night to find relief.

Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent stated:

“In drug addiction cases, people develop a tolerance to drugs and have to take more and more pills.  No matter how you cut it, this is an extremely high dosage of Xanax.  It is a huge red flag, even with the tolerance that I was talking about.  This dosage is exceedingly high for any human being.”

For the full story http://news.yourfindit.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=101501&ret