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<blockquote data-quote="MisplacedRailWorker" data-source="post: 4778451" data-attributes="member: 67466"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">“…during Operation Desert Storm. Pilots who used amphetamines in air operations described it as "occasional." The most frequent indications for amphetamine use were "aircrew fatigue" and "mission type." Of pilots who used amphetamines, 58-61% considered their use beneficial or essential to operations. </span></span><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><strong>Dextroamphetamine (5 mg every 4 h) was used effectively and without major side effects in tactical flying operations.</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"> Amphetamine use enhanced cockpit performance and flight safety by reducing the effect of fatigue during critical stages of flight.”</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Emonson DL, Vanderbeek RD. The use of amphetamines in U.S. Air Force tactical operations during Desert Shield and Storm. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1995 Mar;66(3):260-3. PMID: 7661838.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Authors:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Emonson+DL&cauthor_id=7661838" target="_blank">D L Emonson</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7661838/#affiliation-1" target="_blank">1</a>, <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Vanderbeek+RD&cauthor_id=7661838" target="_blank">R D Vanderbeek</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Affiliation:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">Division of Aerospace Medicine, Langley AFB, VA, USA.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MisplacedRailWorker, post: 4778451, member: 67466"] [SIZE=4][FONT=arial]“…during Operation Desert Storm. Pilots who used amphetamines in air operations described it as "occasional." The most frequent indications for amphetamine use were "aircrew fatigue" and "mission type." Of pilots who used amphetamines, 58-61% considered their use beneficial or essential to operations. [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=6][FONT=arial][B]Dextroamphetamine (5 mg every 4 h) was used effectively and without major side effects in tactical flying operations.[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=4][FONT=arial] Amphetamine use enhanced cockpit performance and flight safety by reducing the effect of fatigue during critical stages of flight.” Emonson DL, Vanderbeek RD. The use of amphetamines in U.S. Air Force tactical operations during Desert Shield and Storm. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1995 Mar;66(3):260-3. PMID: 7661838. Authors: [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Emonson+DL&cauthor_id=7661838']D L Emonson[/URL] [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7661838/#affiliation-1']1[/URL], [URL='https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Vanderbeek+RD&cauthor_id=7661838']R D Vanderbeek[/URL] Affiliation: Division of Aerospace Medicine, Langley AFB, VA, USA.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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