Drug intoxicated irregular fighters : complications, dangers, and responses / Paul Rexton Kan

• Degrees of drug use in contemporary conflicts -- Drug demand among combatants -- Drug supply in contemporary conflicts -- Types of drugs used in contemporary conflicts -- Effects of drug use on the battlefield -- Challenges for conventional militaries -- Responses to drug use by combatants -- Recommendations.

• The presence of drugged fighters is not unknown in the history of warfare. Yet widespread drug use on the battlefield is now part of protracted conflicts largely fought by nonprofessional combatants that take place in an international system characterized by the process of globalization. From marijuana, khat, hallucinogenic mushrooms, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine to looted pharmaceuticals, irregular fighters have found a ready supply of narcotics to consume for a variety of combat purposes. Such consumption has led to unpredictable fighting, the commission of atrocities, and to the prolongation of internal violence. The presence of intoxicated combatants will continue to be a feature of armed conflict and requires a fuller accounting to adequately prepare policymakers and military planners for future conflicts. 

Ämnesord

Guerrillas  -- Drug use. (LCSH)

Paramilitary forces  -- Drug use. (LCSH)

Child soldiers  -- Drug use. (LCSH)

Drugs of abuse  -- Physiological effect. (LCSH)

guerrilla warfare  -- drugs -- children (sipri)

Indexterm och SAB-rubrik

paramilitary forces

Klassifikation

U240 (LCC)