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The myth of the addicted army : Vietnam and the modern war on drugs, Jeremy Kuzmarov
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- Summary
- This work is an analysis of the links between the Vietnam War and the evolution of American drug policy. The image of the drug addicted American soldier, disheveled, glassy eyed, his uniform adorned with slogans of antiwar dissent, has long been associated with the Vietnam War. More specifically, it has persisted as an explanation for the U.S. defeat, the symbol of a demoralized army incapable of carrying out its military mission. Yet as the author documents in this book, popular assumptions about drug use in Vietnam are based more on myth than fact. Not only was alcohol the intoxicant of choice for most GIs, but the prevalence of other drugs varied enormously. Although marijuana use among troops increased over the course of the war, for the most part it remained confined to rear areas, and the use of highly addictive drugs like heroin was never as widespread as many imagined. Like other cultural myths that emerged from the war, the concept of an addicted army was first advanced by war hawks seeking a scapegoat for the failure of U.S. policies in Vietnam, in this case one that could be linked to permissive liberal social policies and the excesses of the counterculture. But conservatives were not alone. Ironically, the author shows, elements of the antiwar movement also promoted the myth, largely because of a presumed alliance between Asian drug traffickers and the Central Intelligence Agency. While this claim was not without foundation, as new archival evidence confirms, the left exaggerated the scope of addiction for its own political purposes. Exploiting bipartisan concern over the perceived drug crisis, the Nixon administration in the early 1970s launched a bold new program of federal antidrug measures, especially in the international realm. Initially, the War on Drugs helped divert attention away from the failed quest for peace with honor in Southeast Asia. But once institutionalized, it continued to influence political discourse as well as U.S. drug policy in the decades that followed
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages)
- Note
- OldControl:muse9781613761182
- Contents
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- Introduction : the politics of scapegoating
- "The press has done a tremendous disservice" : historical perspective
- Creating the myth of the "Nam junkie" : mass media and the rise of a drug scare
- Deconstructing the myth : the great national drug debate of the sixties and seventies
- "A generation of junkies" : the antiwar movement, the Democratic Party, and the myth
- The brass responds, part I : Nixon's war on drugs
- The brass responds, part II : from counterinsurgency to narco-insurgency in Southeast Asia
- "Get up you doped up bastard!" : the myth in Hollywood and popular television
- The crackdown : the Reagan revolution and the war on drugs
- The myth endures
- Isbn
- 9781613761182
- Label
- The myth of the addicted army : Vietnam and the modern war on drugs
- Title
- The myth of the addicted army
- Title remainder
- Vietnam and the modern war on drugs
- Statement of responsibility
- Jeremy Kuzmarov
- Subject
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- Drogenbekämpfung -- Vietnam -- Geschichte 20. Jh
- Drogenkonsum
- Drug abuse -- Prevention
- Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention | History -- 20th century
- Drug and Narcotic Control -- history
- Drug control
- Drug control -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Electronic books
- History
- History, 20th Century
- Military Personnel -- history
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
- Social aspects
- Soldat
- Soldiers -- Drug use
- Soldiers -- Drug use -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Soldiers -- Drug use -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century
- Substance-Related Disorders -- history
- USA
- United States
- United States
- Vietnam
- Vietnam Conflict
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects
- Vietnamkrieg
- "Multi-User"
- 1900-1999
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This work is an analysis of the links between the Vietnam War and the evolution of American drug policy. The image of the drug addicted American soldier, disheveled, glassy eyed, his uniform adorned with slogans of antiwar dissent, has long been associated with the Vietnam War. More specifically, it has persisted as an explanation for the U.S. defeat, the symbol of a demoralized army incapable of carrying out its military mission. Yet as the author documents in this book, popular assumptions about drug use in Vietnam are based more on myth than fact. Not only was alcohol the intoxicant of choice for most GIs, but the prevalence of other drugs varied enormously. Although marijuana use among troops increased over the course of the war, for the most part it remained confined to rear areas, and the use of highly addictive drugs like heroin was never as widespread as many imagined. Like other cultural myths that emerged from the war, the concept of an addicted army was first advanced by war hawks seeking a scapegoat for the failure of U.S. policies in Vietnam, in this case one that could be linked to permissive liberal social policies and the excesses of the counterculture. But conservatives were not alone. Ironically, the author shows, elements of the antiwar movement also promoted the myth, largely because of a presumed alliance between Asian drug traffickers and the Central Intelligence Agency. While this claim was not without foundation, as new archival evidence confirms, the left exaggerated the scope of addiction for its own political purposes. Exploiting bipartisan concern over the perceived drug crisis, the Nixon administration in the early 1970s launched a bold new program of federal antidrug measures, especially in the international realm. Initially, the War on Drugs helped divert attention away from the failed quest for peace with honor in Southeast Asia. But once institutionalized, it continued to influence political discourse as well as U.S. drug policy in the decades that followed
- Cataloging source
- CN8ML
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kuzmarov, Jeremy
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Drug abuse
- Drug control
- Soldiers
- Soldiers
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Drug abuse
- Drug control
- Social aspects
- Soldiers
- United States
- Vietnam
- Drogenbekämpfung
- Soldat
- Drogenkonsum
- Vietnamkrieg
- USA
- Substance-Related Disorders
- Military Personnel
- Drug and Narcotic Control
- Vietnam Conflict
- History, 20th Century
- United States
- Label
- The myth of the addicted army : Vietnam and the modern war on drugs, Jeremy Kuzmarov
- Note
- OldControl:muse9781613761182
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-285) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : the politics of scapegoating -- "The press has done a tremendous disservice" : historical perspective -- Creating the myth of the "Nam junkie" : mass media and the rise of a drug scare -- Deconstructing the myth : the great national drug debate of the sixties and seventies -- "A generation of junkies" : the antiwar movement, the Democratic Party, and the myth -- The brass responds, part I : Nixon's war on drugs -- The brass responds, part II : from counterinsurgency to narco-insurgency in Southeast Asia -- "Get up you doped up bastard!" : the myth in Hollywood and popular television -- The crackdown : the Reagan revolution and the war on drugs -- The myth endures
- Control code
- ocn794701598
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781613761182
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)794701598
- Label
- The myth of the addicted army : Vietnam and the modern war on drugs, Jeremy Kuzmarov
- Note
- OldControl:muse9781613761182
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-285) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction : the politics of scapegoating -- "The press has done a tremendous disservice" : historical perspective -- Creating the myth of the "Nam junkie" : mass media and the rise of a drug scare -- Deconstructing the myth : the great national drug debate of the sixties and seventies -- "A generation of junkies" : the antiwar movement, the Democratic Party, and the myth -- The brass responds, part I : Nixon's war on drugs -- The brass responds, part II : from counterinsurgency to narco-insurgency in Southeast Asia -- "Get up you doped up bastard!" : the myth in Hollywood and popular television -- The crackdown : the Reagan revolution and the war on drugs -- The myth endures
- Control code
- ocn794701598
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 303 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781613761182
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)794701598
Subject
- Drogenbekämpfung -- Vietnam -- Geschichte 20. Jh
- Drogenkonsum
- Drug abuse -- Prevention
- Drug abuse -- United States -- Prevention | History -- 20th century
- Drug and Narcotic Control -- history
- Drug control
- Drug control -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Electronic books
- History
- History, 20th Century
- Military Personnel -- history
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
- Social aspects
- Soldat
- Soldiers -- Drug use
- Soldiers -- Drug use -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Soldiers -- Drug use -- Vietnam -- History -- 20th century
- Substance-Related Disorders -- history
- USA
- United States
- United States
- Vietnam
- Vietnam Conflict
- Vietnam War (1961-1975)
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Social aspects
- Vietnamkrieg
- "Multi-User"
- 1900-1999
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