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Were drugs used by soilders in Vietnam?
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Wiki User
09/13/2011
yes, many soldeirs recorded that drugs were freely available, they went down to the local market, and could get opium laced tobacco cigarettes, speed, and just about any drug available at that time, for next to nothing from the local vietnamese.
yes, many soldeirs recorded that drugs were freely available, they went down to the local market, and could get opium laced tobacco cigarettes, speed, and just about any drug available at that time, for next to nothing from the local vietnamese.
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