ERIC Number: ED246367
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1983-Oct-4
Pages: 188
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Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Manpower and Personnel and the Subcommittee on Preparedness of the Committee on Armed Services. United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Armed Services.
This document presents prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs in the armed services. An opening statement by Senator Gordon J. Humphrey (chairman) highlights the importance of drug abuse prevention in the military. Witness testimony is given by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Promotion and by representatives of the Department of the Army, the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, the United States Air Force, and the United States Marine Corps. Topics which are discussed include programmatic efforts to combat drug abuse, military procedures and enforcement methods, educational efforts, statistics on the prevalence of drug and alcohol abuse, comparisons of military with civilian populations, and analyses of drug abuse consequences. (BL)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Armed Forces, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Federal Programs, Military Personnel, Prevention
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Armed Services.
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