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Thousands of soldiers were hooked on heroin.
vietnam war

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Thousands of soldiers were hooked on heroin in the Vietnam War.

ANSWER: TRUE

User Fabio Nolasco
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"Almost half of all enlisted men in the Army serving in Vietnam had tried one of two opioids — heroin or opium — and 20% had become addicted while there. All had been in the country for one year, so their exposure to the drug-rich environment was essentially the same."

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