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Article: Alcohol abuse: think before you drink.
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- Soldiers Magazine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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A message From The Deputy Chief Of Staff, G1
ALCOHOL and other drug abuse among Soldiers seriously impacts mission readiness. Soldiers who abuse alcohol or other drugs are more likely to have financial, marital, legal and social problems. More than 50 percent of the Soldiers discharged for misconduct for other than drugs or alcohol also had a drug or alcohol incident within the year prior to discharge.
When one Soldier has an alcohol or other drug incident, it impacts the whole unit; the Soldier's squad leader, platoon sergeant, first sergeant and commander are all involved and are taken away from other duties. Soldiers with substance-abuse problems are ...