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U.S. troops given anti-malaria drug despite concern of side effects

Pentagon officials were aware of increased reports of side effects from mefloquine, including hallucinations, among some U.S. troops. They issued two directives to give the drug only as a last resort to prevent malaria, but records obtained by CBS News show doctors continued to write thousands of prescriptions. Wyatt Andrews reports.
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