Oh Here's A Really Great Idea For The Troops -- Don't Sleep!! [View All]

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Courtesy of the British Military....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6083840.stm

UK army tested 'stay awake' pills
By Brian Wheeler
Political reporter, BBC News

Special forces sometimes have to stay awake for 48 hours or more
A controversial drug which can keep people awake for days has been tested by the UK military, MPs have been told.

Modafinil pills - known on the drugs scene as "zombies" - are used to treat the rare sleeping disorder narcolepsy.

The Ministry of Defence has previously denied testing the drug on troops although it reportedly bought thousands of pills ahead of the Iraq war.

Defence contractor Qinetiq told the commons' science committee the drug had recently been tested for military use.... MORE