US SF och droger?

[ArtMan]

Läste detta på Militaryphotos

 

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10670

 

MONUMENT, Colorado (AP) -- A Special Forces soldier shot himself to death during a confrontation with police about three weeks after he returned from Iraq, authorities said.

Chief Warrant Officer William Howell was following his wife around the front yard with a handgun when officers arrived Sunday night in response to a 911 call from the woman. When police officers ordered him to drop his weapon, Howell shot himself, authorities said.

A police officer also fired, hitting Howell in the right arm, Monument police Sgt. Richard Tudor said. An autopsy showed Howell was killed by his own bullet.

Howell's wife was treated for a head injury. Three children inside the home were not hurt.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Department and the Army are investigating Howell's death, and the district attorney's office is investigating whether the officer was justified in shooting Howell.

Howell, 36, was a Green Beret assigned to Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs.

The military requires troops returning from combat to be screened for post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems. (Bullshit) The policy was enacted after four military wives of special forces soldiers returning from Afghanistan were killed by their husbands at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 2002.

Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, an advocacy group for veterans of both conflicts, said at least 23 service members committed suicide in Iraq since the war started and six, excluding Howell, killed themselves after returning stateside.

 

Sedan svarade nån med detta:

His suicide was an effect of an anti-malaria drug he was forced to take in Iraq

 

Hört talats om detta innan?

Edited March 22, 2004 by ArtMan

[Vikström]

Ja en del malaria profylax kan fucka upp huvudet. Läs mer i FASS

 

Edit: länken går till info om Lariam

Edited March 22, 2004 by fu. vikström

[A2Keltainen]

Howell, 36, was a Green Beret assigned to Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs.

Jag vet inte om det är jag som är skadad, men jag stör mig rejält när någon använder termen Green Berets. US Army Special Forces, eller bara Special Forces är den korrekta benämningen. Ska det vara så förbannat svårt att lära sig? (Ja, jag vet att det inte var du som skrev det, så det är inte riktat till dig personligen.)

 

Steve Robinson, executive director of the National Gulf War Resource Center, an advocacy group for veterans of both conflicts, said at least 23 service members committed suicide in Iraq since the war started and six, excluding Howell, killed themselves after returning stateside.

 

Med tanke på antalet man USA har i Irak, så är det väl inte så konstigt om några tar livet av sig. För att sådana siffror ska vara relevanta, så bör man jämföra dem med självmordsrisken för motsvarande personer som är kvar i USA.

 

His suicide was an effect of an anti-malaria drug he was forced to take in Iraq

 

I mina ögon så krävs det en hel del bevis för att man ska kunna påstå något sådant med någon säkerhet. Ett sådant samband kräver åratals studier av de som ätit substansen och korrelation mot alla möjliga andra faktorer som också skulle kunna ha varit en bidragande/utlösande orsak till självmorden.

[GA KA]

De flesta SF förbanden i irak tar inte Lariam. Erfarenheter ifrån de SF grupper som har tagit lariam visar på väldigt låg risk för biverkningar av denna typ.