Combat Soldiers And The Psychotropic Drugs That They Use

NEW STATISTICS - Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, left, listens as Army National Guard Acting Director Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter discusses the Army's newly released suicide statistics for last year during a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 19, 2011. 2010. DOD photo by R. D. Ward

Concerns Raised About Combat Troops Using Psychotropic Drugs -- FOX News

As U.S. military leaders gathered Wednesday to give their latest update on the rash of Army suicides, new questions are being raised about a U.S. Central Command policy that allows troops to go to Iraq and Afghanistan with up to a six-month supply of psychotropic drugs.

Prescription drugs have already been linked to some military suicides, and a top Army official warned last year about the danger of soldiers abusing that medication. Psychiatrists are now coming down hard on the military for continuing to sanction certain psychotropic drugs for combat troops, saying the risk from side effects is too great.

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My Comment: I have posted on this disturbing story many times before .... but this FOX news report is very precise and descriptive in its analysis. Read it all.