A Research Perspective on Drug and Alcohol Use in the Army.

Abstract

Drug/alcohol use by enlisted personnel is considered in terms of its effects on interpersonal bonds in small groups of soldiers. As documented in Boys in the Barracks, life for unmarried enlisted troops in the early 1970s was fragmented and isolated; in such conditions, drug and alcohol use offered simple means for creating social support, with potentially disruptive effects on combat effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130657

Entities

People

  • Frank J. Sodetz

Organizations

  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Attrition
  • Battlefields
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cohesion
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Combat Readiness
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Users
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Organizations
  • Observation
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychiatry
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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