Posted on 12/10/2020 10:25:09 AM PST by nickcarraway
The Marine Corps is conducting random drug testing at one base in North Carolina because of reports that personnel there are using the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD.
The 2nd Marine Division in Jacksonville, North Carolina, has conducted nearly 4,000 random tests for LSD since the start of the summer.
Maj. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the division commander, said the recent rise in LSD use among sailors and Marines on the base has prompted them to change how they test for illegal substances.
In the past, the Department of Defense drug lab only accepted individual samples for LSD testing as part of a larger law enforcement investigation. Because of the spike in LSD use at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, random testing for LSD is now an option, officials said.
“We have a drug problem in the 2nd Marine Division,” Maj. Gen. Donovan said in a statement. “We are committed to identifying the violators of our ethos. The vast majority of Marines within the 2nd Marine Division routinely uphold our core values and they deserve to know that the Marines to their left and right are doing the same.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
I didn’t know they had a test for LSD.
Yes. I wonder if Task & Purpose is related to Military.com. It’s concerning, though, that Maj. Gen. Francis Donovan was named. Here’s another one.
https://news.yahoo.com/later-ncis-still-investigating-case-162207458.html
Yeah, Ft. Hood was really a surprise to me. I was at Ft. Lost in the Woods in ‘89 for one station unit training (OSUT). The training was rough enough, but that post was straight up and safe.
Oh...Ft. Lost in the Woods = Ft. Leonard Wood.
I tried it twice in my misspent youth. First time was a blast but 5he second time was like you described. Never again.
I know.
5.56mm
In the last 12+ years - at least 8 times...
Doesn't sound like an effective narcotics detection system to me...........
But then again it reinforces my argument to reevaluate their current system of drug prevention......
I could never understand the appeal of psychedelics either. I watched a family member suffer unwanted auditory and visual hallucinations. Why would you want your sensory input to be screwed up?
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