This thesis sets out to confront drug and alcohol abuse by American Servicemen during the Vietnam War, previously defying in depth historical analysis. New oral histories available within the last few years have shed new light on a previously elusive subject. Harnessing medical literature, government documents, oral histories and secondary sources this work seeks to explain the widespread alcohol and drug abuse the Vietnam War became infamous for. Factors contributing to abuse and elaborated upon include widespread availability of drugs and alcohol, military machismo, the inability of military leadership to cope with the burgeoning substance abuse problems and the rise of the domestic drug scene domestically.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-04302007-154029 |
| Date | 30 April 2007 |
| Creators | McLeod, Justin Scott |
| Contributors | Mark Gilderhus |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04302007-154029/ |
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