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Chapter 17 - Use of stimulants in operational settings: issues and considerations

from Section 4 - Summary and Conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2012

By
Nicholas Davenport ,
Cheryl Lowry  and
Brian Pinkston
Edited by
Nancy J. Wesensten
Nancy J. Wesensten
Affiliation:
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Summary

Stimulant use has been a feature of some military operations. Caffeine, amphetamines were used by German, British, American, and Japanese forces during WWII, both for their fatigue-ameliorating effects and for their effects on mood and morale. The US Air Force (USAF) officially sanctioned amphetamines to promote alertness in selected aircrew within the Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1960 and within the Tactical Air Command (TAC) in 1962. The US military maintains a stimulant policy while most of its allies do not allow use of stimulants to maintain/restore performance and manage fatigue. A review of international military service policies reveals a variety of policies on pharmacological fatigue management. Force Health Protection (FHP) is defined specifically as "an organized program of healthcare preventive or therapeutic treatment, or preparations for such treatment, designed to meet the actual, anticipated, or potential needs of a group of military personnel in relation to military missions".

Keywords

amphetaminescognitive enhancerscognitive operationspsychostimulantdopaminergic systemnoradrenergic system
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Sleep Deprivation, Stimulant Medications, and Cognition , pp. 237 - 256
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2012

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