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During the Vietnam War the rate of use was about 5%

Heroin was:

- inexpensive

- about 95 percent pure (compared to 5 percent in the US)

- easy to obtain

Most users smoked or sniffed or even ate heroin

Most users stopped when they returned to the U.S.

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17y ago

yes heroin was very easy to get over there

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16y ago

Of the Vietnam soldiers who used heroin during their tours in Vietnam, what percentage were able to simply stop when they returned home? i.e., what percentage were not actually addicted?

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