Drug Abuse in Combat: The Crisis of Drugs and Addiction Among American Troops in Vietnam

Bentel, David J.; Smith, David Eugene

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“…Darüber hinaus finden sich Hinweise der Relevanz bzw. Einnahme von Methamphetamin im Vietnamkrieg (22). In Deutschland firmierte Methamphetamin im Zweiten Weltkrieg unter dem Begriff "Panzerschokolade", da unter den Soldaten bekannt wurde, dass Methamphetamin anxiolytische sowie euphorisierende Effekte hatte, Schlafbedarf reduzierte und die körperliche sowie geistige Leistungsfähigkeit insgesamt verbesserte (12,23,24).…”

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Methamphetaminabhängigkeit in Deutschland

Neumann¹,

Franke²,

Soyka³

2016

Nervenheilkunde

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Zusammenfassung Gegenstand: Die illegale Droge „Crystal Meth“ (Methamphetamin) verbreitet sich in Deutschland und weltweit zunehmend. Während therapeutische Empfehlungen für Intoxikation und Missbrauch vorliegen, fehlen Handlungsempfehlungen der Behandlung der Abhängigkeit. Methode: Die selektive Übersicht basiert auf einer elektronischen Recherche in der Datenbank PubMed sowie überregionalen Bibliothekskatalogen zur Epidemiologie, Phänomenologie und Therapie der Methamphetaminabhängigkeit in Deutschland. Ergebnisse: Vereinzelt existieren erste klinische Empfehlungen der Behandlung von Methamphetaminabhängigkeit; spezialisierte Programme oder gar Leitlinien fehlen allerdings und werden derzeit erforscht. Schlussfolgerung und Klinische Relevanz: Die Methamphetaminabhängigkeit verbreitet sich und stellt Herausforderungen und Anpassungsleistungen an das deutsche Gesundheitssystem und angrenzende psychosoziale Hilfesysteme.

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Methamphetaminabhängigkeit in Deutschland

Neumann¹,

Franke²,

Soyka³

2016

Nervenheilkunde

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“…Studies of the relationship between deployment to the Gulf War and to Iraq/Afghanistan and health outcomes suggest that veterans of these wars are at increased risk of psychological illnesses compared with personnel not deployed to these conflicts (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). However, most research in this field has focused on post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety or affective disorders with little emphasis on substance use disorders (10), yet alcohol and other substance use disorders have also long been associated with combat experience in other theaters of war (11)(12)(13). The prevalence of heavy drinking and binge drinking has increased in US active duty military personnel between 1998 and 2008 (14), and the alcohol-related serious consequences increased with the intensity of drinking from 4% for non-binge drinkers and 9% for binge drinkers to 19% for heavy drinkers (14).…”

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Alcohol Use and Substance Use Disorders in Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq War Veterans Compared With Nondeployed Military Personnel

Kelsall¹,

Wijesinghe²,

Creamer³

et al. 2015

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Although recent veterans have been found to be at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, limited research has focused on alcohol or substance use disorders. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether alcohol or substance use disorders were more common in Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq War veterans compared with military comparison groups nondeployed to the corresponding conflict, including never deployed personnel. Literature was searched (1990-2014) in multiple electronic databases. Studies were assessed for eligibility and quality, including risk of bias. Eighteen studies (1997-2014) met inclusion criteria. Pooled analysis based on a random-effects model yielded a summary odds ratio of 1.33 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.22, 1.46) for alcohol (7 studies) and 2.13 (95% CI: 0.96, 4.72) for substance use (3 studies) disorders among Gulf War veterans, as well as 1.36 (95% CI: 1.11, 1.66) for alcohol (7 studies) and 1.14 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.25) for substance use (4 studies) disorders among Iraq/Afghanistan veterans; meta-regressions found no statistically significant association between theater of war and alcohol use or substance use disorders. Our findings indicate that Gulf and Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans are at higher alcohol use disorder risk than nondeployed veterans, but further studies with increased power are needed to assess substance use disorder risk in Gulf War veteran populations.

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What Intensifies Governmental Support of Prevention? Lessons from Israel

Israelashvili¹,

Romano²

2016

The Cambridge Handbook of International Prevention Science

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Drug Abuse in Combat: The Crisis of Drugs and Addiction Among American Troops in Vietnam

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Methamphetaminabhängigkeit in Deutschland

Methamphetaminabhängigkeit in Deutschland

Alcohol Use and Substance Use Disorders in Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq War Veterans Compared With Nondeployed Military Personnel

What Intensifies Governmental Support of Prevention? Lessons from Israel

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