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Army study finds 70 percent of enlisted heavy drinkers
Brig. Gen. Leslie Forney Jr testifies before a Senate Armed Services panel about alcohol and drug issues in the Army. A 1972 random survey of 9,910 active duty personnel found 70 percent of enlisted men and 36 percent of officers as heavy or binge drinkers. The Army focuses rehabilitation on younger soldiers, with about 5,000 enrolled. Only 5 percent of identified drug abusers were discharged in 1978. many returned to duty or were referred to the VA for care.
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Washington
Senate
Leslie R. Forney Jr
Army
Alcohol and Drug Policy Division
Armed Forces
Armed Services Subcommittee
Forney
Varney
Veterans Administration