The sailors have tested positive for several illegal substances including ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis, it has been revealed.

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[–] 18 points 7 months ago

Economy's gotten so bad that the soldiers are forced to bring their own drugs these days instead of being handed them in ration packs.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Out of the 175 sailors who tested positive in the random testing, 52 of them were serving on as submarine at the time.

    Not quite what the headline states

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Submarine crews rotate between active duty on the vessels (in port or at sea) and active shore duty. The testing showed 175 submariners positive, of which 52 were on board at the time of testing. It’s a bit rich to make the distinction as they’re still on duty, and are we really saying the cokeheads go cold turkey when they leave port? Even if they do that’s a massive issue in its own right.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago

    It was only rum, sodomy, and the lash once.

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    lol, cannabis is a hard drug. Compared to caffeine, maybe.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    I can't imagine doing coke on a submarine is a fun time

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Relax! It's recreational pharmaceuticles on a nuclear powered, nuclear armed strategic submarine. What's the worst that can happen?

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    That “archive” site alters content and hosts a ddos attack.

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