The Growing Problem Of Steroid Abuse In The U.S. Military

Yet Another Illegal Battlefield Drug -- Strategy Page

December 1, 2010: The U.S. Army is facing another, and rather poignant, drug menace. It seems a growing number of infantry troops are using steroids, to help them build muscle mass, so that they can better handle the loads they have to carry in combat. For most of these troops, the additional muscle is seen as a matter of life and death. But there are short term (mood swings, especially irritability and increased aggressiveness) and long term (hypertension, damage to the heart or liver) risks from steroid use. Even so, many troops accept the risks, in order to obtain a little more speed in combat. Speed is often the key to survival out there.

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Update #1: US soldiers using steroids to increase brawn for battle -- Sydney Morning Herald
Update #2: Steroid use on the rise in the Army -- Seattle Times

My Comment: It's going to be the cigarettes that will kill them in the end.