A Cost Analysis of a Navy Drug Abuse Education Program

Abstract

This thesis is the study of the cost associated with expanding the Navy's drug abuse education program as a means of controlling the Navy's drug abuse problem. It focuses on the former Navy Drug and Alcohol Safety Action Program (NADSAP) now the Personal Responsibility and Values Education and Training (PREVENT) course. The thesis asks the questions: What are the characteristics of the Navy's drug population? What are the costs/benefits of the Navy's Level III rehabilitation program? What are the costs of separating sailors who use illegal drugs? What are the costs/benefits of the Navy's drug education program? In conclusion, the thesis proposes that the Navy's drug education program is the most cost-effective alternative and should be expanded. It also suggest that the appropriate mix of education, rehabilitation, and separation would balance the marginal benefits per dollar for each alternative. Drugs, PREVENT, Navy, Military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA277231

Entities

People

  • Samuel W. Lewis

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cost Analysis
  • Drug Abuse
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Naval Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Personnel Management
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Therapy
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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