Substance Abuse
Substance Abuse.The Department of Defense (DoD) defines substance abuse as the use of tobacco, illicit drugs, or excessive amounts of alcohol. Responsibility for controlling substance abuse has oscillated between the command structures and the medical departments of the services.
Political interest in regulating alcohol consumption in the United States emerged in the mid‐nineteenth century, when eighteen states passed prohibition laws. Temperance organizations subsequently made drinking a national issue. In 1862, the traditional rum ration for naval personnel was discontinued, and in 1914, drinking by officers aboard navy ships was prohibited. The Prohibition Amendment was ratified in 1919. After Prohibition was repealed in 1933, drinking in the armed services became an almost obligatory social ritual. Command‐sponsored club happy hours, airborne forces' “Prop Blast” parties, and naval aviators' Tailhook...
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