The film’s director, Shaun McCanna wrote this piece for Salon.com. It made Salon’s “Best of” list for 2007.

“It's easy for soldiers to score heroin in Afghanistan” http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/07/afghan_heroin/


Washington Post reporter Kari Lydersen’s piece on John’s Death.

“Family Blames Soldier’s Suicide on Anti-Malaria Drug” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/11/AR2008101101516.html


An Army study published in the Malaria Journal found nearly 10% of soldiers taking Lariam in Afghanistan suffered some form of side effect.

“Prevalence of contraindictions to mefloquine use among USA military personnel deployed to Afghanistan”
http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/30



For more information about Lariam and it’s side effects, and links to more articles about the drug, visit the Lariam Action USA website. Lariam Action USA

http://www.lariaminfo.org/