Military Drug Abuse Control Program Activities in Continental United States
Abstract
That portion of the study of drug abuse control program activities affecting military personnel discussed in this enclosure to the General Accounting Office report was performed at selected Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps installations in the continental United States I > The information in this enclosure was obtained by interviewing program management personnel and service members who were participating in the various programs. Additional information was obtained from departmental records. Estimates of the number of regular heroin users in the civilian population of this country vary from about 300,000 to 700,000. In addition, about 15 million Americans between the ages of 12 and 18 have used heroin at least once, according to a nationwide survey made for the Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse. The survey also found that--Almost 2 million youths, or 8 percent of those of high school age, had tried hallucinogenics such as LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), mescaline, or peyote. --2.6 million Americans, or 5 percent of those underage 18 and 1 percent of those over age 18, had tried cocaine. --3.7 million Americans had tried methamphetamines, and 5.8 million had tried other prescription stimulants. --2.6 million Americans had used prescription tranquillizers for pleasure, and about the same number had used (1) nonprescription tension relievers and (2) pain killers, such as codeine and morphine.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 11, 1972
- Accession Number
- AD1119965
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office