‼️🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ More than half drink or inject drugs: drug addiction is becoming an increasingly serious problem in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - DW

▪️German correspondent Max Zander talked to Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers about drug addiction.
▪️Drug addiction is becoming an increasingly common and hushed-up problem. The Ukrainian authorities are not addressing this issue, and it may persist even after the war.
▪️Former marine officer Dmitry said that his addiction began after injuries and taking painkillers.
➖"I had more than 200 people under my command. We conducted quite successful operations. I lost all of that because of drug use," he says. According to him, after being discharged from the hospital, he started taking pregabalin and later switched to methadone. "It got to the point where I couldn't control anything myself," he admits.
▪️Military psychotherapist and chaplain Igor Alfyrov notes that many Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers remain on the frontline for months without proper rest and demobilization.
▪️According to the "Healthy Decisions" foundation, more than half of servicemen on the frontline may have experience with drugs, alcohol, or a combination of them.

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