Alcohol and Drug control
Alcohol and Drug controlAlcohol and Drug Prevention and Control Program
ADAPCP
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program (ADAPCP) is a substance abuse treatment program used in the Armed Forces. The DA's policy on alcohol is that "abuse or excessive use of alcohol will not be condoned or accepted as part of any military tradition, ceremony, or event." This program is mandated by the public law 92-129, which is a law that mandated a program (ADAPCP) for the identification and treatment of drug and alcohol dependent person in the Armed Forces. The program is decentralized, and alcohol and other drug abuse and related activities are addressed in this single program. Any individual that is part of the armed forces (whether on active duty or retired), as well as, their prospective family members are available for this service. This program is necessary to protect Army and unit combat readiness and personnel's health and welfare. There are seven functional areas of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program. they are as follows: prevention, education, identification, rehabilitation, treatment, program evaluation, and research. There are nine objectives of ADAPCP:
� Reduce the abuse of alcohol and the availability and abuse of other drugs within the Armed Forces.
� Prevent alcohol and other drug abuse.
� Identify alcohol and other drug abusers as early as possible.
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� Restore both military and civilian employee alcohol and other drug abusers to effective duty.
� Provide for program evaluation and research.
� Ensure that effective alcohol and drug abuse prevention education is provided at all levels.
� Ensure that adequate resources and facilities are provided to successfully and effectively accomplish the ADAPCP mission.
� Ensure that all military and civilian personnel assigned to ADAPCP staffs are appropriately trained and experienced to effectively accomplish their mission.
� Achieve maximum productivity, reduced absenteeism and among DA civilian employees by preventing and controlling abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
The rehabilitation program of the Alcohol Drug Abuse Prevention and Control program consists of two phases; the active phase and the follow-up phase. The active phase usually lasts for sixty (60) days while the length of the follow-up phase usually lasts for three hundred (300) days or ten (10) months.
The person responsible for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Program is the Commander. The Commander is also responsible for making
sure that information on alcohol and other drug abuse and prevention aspects are
provided to all members to include civilian employees and their dependents. There are four important items that the Commander must do to make the program beneficial to the clients, they are as follows:...
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