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Effects of Psychoactive Chemicals on Commercial Driver Health and Performance: Stimulants, Hypnotics, Nutritional, and Other Supplements (2011) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B - U.S. Military Policies Regarding Use of Hypnotics and Stimulants
Pages 79-82

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... Air Force and U.S. Army approval of limited use of temazepam, zolpidem, and zaleplon.
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... 5 or 10 mg 1.0 h 8 h U.S. Air Force No-Go Pill Policy Temazepam (Restoril®)
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... U.S. Air Force Combat Aviation Operations Guidance for Use of Stimulants • Prior to the operational use of dextroamphetamine or modafinil, an informed consent agreement must be obtained to ensure that crews are fully aware of both the positive and the potential negative effects of these compounds.
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... , meaning in civil aviation that other allowances can be planned on, it would seem prudent to withhold widespread authorization of prescription alertness enhancers in the civilian aviation sector. Intense military operations are generally time limited, in that they expose military pilots to only relatively brief periods in which intense sleep deprivation necessitates administration of appropriate counter-fatigue medications (Caldwell et al.
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