Hypothetically the military could use the population that their suppose to be protecting for their secret Black ops research.
The point is simple, to test on an enemy or allie could create a war, to test on their own troops would cause an unrest in their ranks and unwillingness to fight for a country that abuses them.
This leaves their civilian population, to which the don't care much for because as they are military they are no longer so engrossed with that way of life.
There is then the possibility that the widespread usage of drugs isn't to underminesociety, but it's an attempt to expose their soldiers at home to a drug scene so that if they were ever captured they would be more resiliant to drugging for forced debriefings.
also the inrease in antisocial behaviour within society toughens up the basic grunt to not be so soft.
The point is simple, to test on an enemy or allie could create a war, to test on their own troops would cause an unrest in their ranks and unwillingness to fight for a country that abuses them.
This leaves their civilian population, to which the don't care much for because as they are military they are no longer so engrossed with that way of life.
There is then the possibility that the widespread usage of drugs isn't to underminesociety, but it's an attempt to expose their soldiers at home to a drug scene so that if they were ever captured they would be more resiliant to drugging for forced debriefings.
also the inrease in antisocial behaviour within society toughens up the basic grunt to not be so soft.