Report reveals alcohol and drug abuse at serious levels among soldiers

The Military Bureau of Sociological Research (WBBS) estimates that every fourth soldier in the Polish army abuses alcohol, and claims that almost one in ten soldiers has admitted to using drugs. According to the latest WBBS findings, the average soldier drinks each month almost four liters of vodka, over six liters of wine, and eight liters of beer. In the first three months of this year alone, the military police confiscated more than 28,000 drug 'hits', each worth around zl.30. Alcohol and drug problems have led to a number of crimes committed by soldiers, including offenses as serious as murder and rape. There have also been a number of alcohol-related suicides. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.K.