Do soldiers take drugs in combat?

Drugs can make soldiers do things they otherwise never would: leave their humanity behind and becoming the fighting apparatus of an army. "The anthropological evidence shows us that we are not warlike people," Kamienski tells me over the phone from his home in Poland. read more

Many soldiers feel the need to wind down and do it with the help of drugs. This works quite well for a while, but causes a lot of problems in the long run. After several years of combat and constant alcohol and drug abuse, many soldiers in Bosnia had become like ghosts. read more

Yes, soldiers do use drugs to enhance battle performances. The ancient Vikings - warriors from Sweden, Norway used a performance enhancing drug which made them go berserk in battle - hence their fighter name “Berserker”. Crystal Meth. The Nazis used it extensively during WW2. read more

When a soldier in combat gets injured, removing him from the war zone is far from the military’s first choice. Instead, combat medics often prescribe narcotic painkillers, including oxycontin, vicodin, and morphine, sometimes in 180-day supplies meant to keep soldiers on their feet through lengthy deployments. read more