Английская Википедия:Go and no-go pills
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Шаблон:Short description In the U.S. military, go pills and no-go pills refers to stimulant medications meant to increase wakefulness and hypnotic medications taken to ensure adequate rest in preparation for upcoming tasks. As of November 2012, medications approved as no-go pills by the U.S. Air Force for aircrew and AFSOC[1] forces include:
- Temazepam (Restoril), with a 12-hour restriction on subsequent flight operation
- Zaleplon (Sonata), with a 4-hour restriction on subsequent flight operation
- Zolpidem (Ambien), with a 6-hour restriction on subsequent flight operation
Go pill
In contrast to the sleeping agents, a go pill refers to a wakefulness-promoting agent used for fatigue management, especially in a military combat-readiness context; this is contrasted with a no-go pill, which is used to promote sleep in support of combat operations. A go pill generally contains one of the following drugs:
- Amphetamine (methamphetamine having been used historically, such as during the Second World War), which is a strong psychostimulant drug; no longer approved officially for use by the U.S. Air Force,[2] possibly due to safety concerns brought up in the wake of incidents like the Tarnak Farm incident.
- Modafinil, a wakefulness-promoting drug (or eugeroic)[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Air Force Special Operations Command Instruction 48-101 Шаблон:Webarchive, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, November 30, 2012.
- ↑ Air Force Special Operations Command Instruction 48–101 Шаблон:Webarchive (sects. 1.7.4), U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, November 30, 2012.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal
- ↑ ‘Go pills’: A war on drugs?, NBC News, 9 January 2003