Alcoholism Among Military Personnel

Abstract

The General Accounting Office (GAO) review of alcoholism among military personnel was made at the request of the Chairman, Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Narcotics, Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Previously GAO had made a similar study, at the request of the Chairman, concerning Federal civilian employees. In that report GAO estimated that the Federal Government could realize annual savings of from 135 million usd to 280 million usd from an alcoholism program for civilian employees, assuming prevalence rates of alcoholism ranging from 4 to 8 percent. Finding and conclusions: Substantial savings, as well as humanitarian benefits, can be realized from the establishment of a comprehensive alcoholism control program for military personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 02, 1971
Accession Number
AD1100828

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Civilian Population
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Personnel Management
  • Physicians
  • Task Forces
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Economics
  • Geodesy
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting