c/globalnews · by BrikoX@lemmy.zip · 156d

Nearly 200 sailors serving on UK's nuclear submarines caught doing hard drugs

https://www.joe.co.uk/news/nearly-200-sailors-serving-on-uks-nuclear-submarines-caught-doing-hard-drugs-526613

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

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NihilsineNefas@slrpnk.net · 19 pts · 156d

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.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 156d (3 replies)

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

PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 156d (1 reply)

Nor are ecstasy and cannabis hard drugs

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 155d

It's cos MDMA is class A so that's a hard drug in their sensational-eyes

ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 150d

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.

Drusas@fedia.io · 9 pts · 155d (2 replies)

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

FatVegan@leminal.space · 5 pts · 154d (1 reply)

Even then, nothing really happens when you smoke weed all day long. Caffeine on the other hand...

undeffeined@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 154d

Well in fairness you do get very high...

hobata@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 156d

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

CapuccinoCoretto@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 156d

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

Agent641@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 154d

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