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Article: Military sees no evidence of an increase in drug use.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- May 3, 2004
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Byline: Guy Taylor, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Pentagon officials say they are not aware of an increase in the number of U.S. soldiers using illegal drugs, despite recent reports suggesting a growing problem, particularly among troops in Afghanistan.
"By and large, we're still way below the civilian populous with the rate of drug use, based on the number of service members testing positive for drugs," said Lt. Col. Rivers J. Johnson, a Pentagon spokesman.
Still, military officials acknowledged this week that disciplinary action had been taken against several Marines for using hashish and anabolic steroids last year while their unit was guarding the ...