Military Prozac
Some medical experts question how Prozac is affecting American troops. Active troops were banned from taking psychotropic drugs until 2004. Now 20% of troops in Afghanistan have joined 30 million Americans prescribed with Prozac. “There’s no question [military officials are] using them to prop people up in difficult circumstances,” says Harvard Medical Psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Glenmullen. Is Prozac a quick-fix for troops with emotional trauma?
