Even your figures are alarming. There was once a time that a serviceman was INELIBLE if he was on any psychiatric medication.
I'd venture to say that most of these guys weren't on any sort of medication when they enlisted. It's after they've seen action on the battlefield that they need help. Armies throughout history have used forms of psychiatric "medication" to help soldiers cope with the stresses of combat. George Washington, for example, ordered rations of rum for his troops at Valley Forge. In any case, I think the percentages for the overall military are actually lower averages than what one would find in the general civilian population.
I think you ought to consider the real issue here - psychiatric abuse. And I didn't make up those figures.
I'm not saying you did. Whatever the source, I don't believe them to be accurate.
They may be better equipped but consider the damage done to them while in service and when they come home. Very few of us can withstand the mental and physical damage from these killer drugs.
Well, I'm with you there, Lucille. While some of these drugs can be very helpful (which I've seen first-hand), I also believe that some of them, like ritalin, are over-prescribed, and very few of us actually need them.
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