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“Psychological Kevlar” for U.S. troops in Iraq?

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AlterNet reports that Big Pharma is promoting the use of a “mourning after pill” and other medications to help numb U.S. soldiers to the horrors of war — giving troops so-called “psychological Kevlar.” An excerpt:

Propranalol, if taken immediately following a traumatic event, can subdue a victim’s stress response and so soften [...]

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