11 percent of active-duty United States Soldiers were misusing prescription drugs in 2008, the latest year data was available.
The number of US soldiers misusing prescription drugs in 2008 was higher than the 2 percent of soldiers who misused prescription drugs in 2002.
Source: James Dao, “Report Faults Military’s Strategies on Drug and Alcohol Abuse,” New York Times, At War Blog, September 17, 2012.
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