Air Force officials ban use and possession of spice, mood-altering substances

[M2]

The usual knee-jerk reaction…

Air Force officials ban use and possession of spice, mood-altering substances

6/17/2010 - WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials issued guidance banning the knowing use and possession of any substance, other than alcohol or tobacco, that is ingested to alter mood or function.

On June 8, the Air Force published an Air Force guidance memorandum revising Air Force Instruction 44-121, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Program, said Lt. Col. Elizabeth L. Schuchs-Gopaul, a judge advocate with the Air Force Judge Advocate General Action Group.

The revised language makes punitive the prohibition in the current Air Force Instruction regarding the ingestion of any substance, other than alcohol or tobacco, for the purpose of altering mood or function. The possession of any intoxicating substance, if done with the intent to use in a manner that would alter mood or function, is also prohibited, she said.

The guidance cited the designer drug "spice," salvia divinorum, inhalants, household chemicals, solvents and prescription drug abuse.

Colonel Schuchs-Gopaul said the new AFI provisions are punitive. Violators will be punishable as violations of a lawful general regulation under Article 92 of the UCMJ.

"This revision is an addition to the already existing tools used by commanders to address the abuse of otherwise lawful substances such as salvia, inhalants, propellants, solvents, household chemicals, and others substances used for 'huffing,'" Colonel Schuchs-Gopaul said.

Violating this new punitive memorandum is punishable by a dishonorable discharge, confinement for two years, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, the colonel said. Enlisted members also face reduction to the lowest enlisted grade.

Based on the above guidance, caffeine and laxatives are illegal as well! However, Red Bull and Monster Energy drinks are still OK…

Cheers! M2

[sky_king]

What about crack? Can I still do that?

[B*D*A]

It's funny that I never noticed the stuff until we were briefed on it, now I see stacks of it in every gas station I go to.

[pawnman]

The WG/CC sent out a base-wide email detailing this particular stance...I had to google two of the three substances listed because I had never heard of them.

[Guest]

...I had to google two of the three substances listed because I had never heard of them.

Wait till you have teenagers. There's a whole new level of SA required for shit like this.

[Guest RAT 1]

Hierarchy of drug-related issues in dorms at my base:

1. Alcohol

2. Prescription Drugs

3. Crack/Cocaine

4. Spice

5. Weed

[pawnman]

I am such a geek...every time I see "spice", I think of Dune.

[bowe96]

Does this mean NOXplode is banned now?

[waltopfor]

Navy just briefed it a few weeks ago at Corpus so Im guessing its a DOD wide thing not just the AF

[bucky60k]

Hierarchy of drug-related issues in dorms at my base:

1. Alcohol

2. Prescription Drugs

3. Crack/Cocaine

4. Spice

5. Weed

Sounds like an awesome party. Who is bringing the chips?

[M2]

Maybe in some ways it is a good idea to ban Spice...

[C17Driver]

This stuff has been banned in AMC for a year or two...

[Toro]

However, Red Bull and Monster Energy drinks are still OK…

Our flight docs banned Red Bull for a few months circa 2003 after a few folks got "heart palpatations" from drinking 18 in a night with Vodka.

[Guest]

Our flight docs banned Red Bull for a few months circa 2003 after a few folks got "heart palpatations" from drinking 18 in a night with Vodka.

SJ O'Club...

[BQZip01]

Maybe in some ways it is a good idea to ban Spice...

I'lltellyouwhatIwantwhatIreallyreallywant...

Our flight docs banned Red Bull for a few months circa 2003 after a few folks got "heart palpatations" from drinking 18 in a night with Vodka.

Drinking 17 of ANYTHING is likely to have some blowback

[Spoo]

I thought Spice was a channel.

[Guest 12XU2A3X3]

the fact that salvia is legal is pretty terrifying given the way some people react to it.

[pintail21]

the fact that salvia is legal is pretty terrifying given the way some people react to it.

A lot of those "legal" drugs are simply chemicals like ecstasy with an extra oxygen atom tacked on to the molecule. Same effects, but since it's a different compund its perfectly legal. After we got briefed on it I checked out a documentary on it online. A lot of the fake pot products are actually twice as powerful as pot or almost identical to banned drugs like cocaine and x, but there is absolutely zero FDA/health office oversight and no clue about what the long term risks are. Interesting stuff.

[JarheadBoom]

I thought Spice was a channel.

Glad I wasn't the only one thinking that...