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The Need for Speed Drug Pushing by the U.S. Military
Title
The Need for Speed [electronic resource (video)] : Drug Pushing by the U.S. Military / Journeyman Pictures (Firm).
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2012.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 22, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Hosted by Jamie Doran.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Americans have come to accept that the accidental killing of innocent civilians, and soldiers because of friendly fire, is just one of the sad realities of war. But what if we were told that those ill-fated casualties were the direct result of relentless military drug pushing? In this damning investigation, award-winning journalist Jamie Doran explores the allegation that U.S. air crews are being fed amphetamine pills "like candy." The Pentagon introduces its infamous "go pills" as a "mild stimulant," but ex-airmen tell a different story: they're mind-bending and dangerously addictive. A commercial airline pilot caught under the influence of speed would be forbidden to fly, possibly even dismissed. So why is the Pentagon allowing this shocking practice to continue in the military?
Variant and related titles
Drug Pushing by the U.S. Military
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Credits
Hosted by Jamie Doran.
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 & up.
Contents
Drugs in Combat (1:48)
Trigger Happy on "Go" Pills (1:47)
Evidence of Amphetamine Abuse (2:02)
Popping Dexedrine (2:01)
A Deadly Mistake (3:25)
Military Drug Use: Demanding Answers (2:23)
Friendly Fire Defense Argument (3:15)
Military Drug Use Voluntary or Not? (2:02)
Legal Analysis of Military Drug Use (1:19)
Impaired Judgment During Combat (3:39)
Friendly Fire in Iraq (4:23)
"Go" Pills Necessary in Combat? (2:02)
A Safe Practice? (1:44)
Speed Balling (1:19)
Authorized Military Drug Use (2:14)
Unethical Military Behavior (2:57)
A New Form of Chemical Warfare (0:59)
War Time Collateral Damage (3:06)
Combating Fatigue: Unintended Consequences (2:03)
Military Personnel as Guinea Pigs (1:08)
Adrenaline and "Go" Pills (1:26)
Exploiting U.S. Military Troops (2:23)
Credits: The Need for Speed: Drug Pushing by the U.S. Military (0:33)
Videorecording number
50036 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Journeyman Pictures (Firm)
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