ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL PROGRAM
(ADAPCP) AR 600-85
1. Which regulation covers Alcohol and Drug Prevention Control Program?
A. AR 600-85.
2. What are the objectives of ADAPCP?
A. 1) Prevent alcohol and other abuse.
2) Identify alcohol and drug abusers as early as possible.
3) Restore both military and civilian employee alcohol and other drug abusers as early as possible.
4) Provide for program development and research.
5) Ensure that effective drug and alcohol abuse prevention education is provided at all levels.
6) Ensure that adequate resources and facilities exist to successfully accomplish the ADAPCP mission.
7) Ensure that military and civilian assigned to ADAPCP staffs are appropriately trained and experienced to effectively accomplish their mission.
8) Achieve maximum productivity, reduce absenteeism and attrition among Department of Army civilian employees.
3. What is the maximum allowable blood alcohol level for a soldier on active duty?
A. Military personnel on duty will not have a blood alcohol level of .05% or above.
4. What action is taken if any soldier has been identified in two separate instances occurring since 1 July 83 as users of illegal drugs?
A. The soldier will be processed for separation from the service.
5. Is participation in an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program by itself sufficient cause to identify the participant as a security risk?
A. No, however the severity of a given case may warrant suspension of an individual's access to classified material. The need for suspension and notification should be determined on a case by case basis by the immediate commander.
6. What is required of officers and NCOs who choose to drink?
A. They will set the example of responsible drinking practices.
7. What other alternatives should be promoted to stem alcohol and other drug abuse?
A. Commanders and the chain of command will promote and encourage off-duty sports, educational, cultural, and spiritual pursuits as alternatives.
8. How will the deglamorization of alcohol take place at military social functions?
A. 1) Military and civilian personnel will not promote any official function or unofficial function which glamorizes the abuse of alcohol through drinking contests, games, initiations, or the awarding of alcoholic beverages as prizes for contests.
2) Non-alcoholic beverages will be readily available at military functions to provide a clear choice for those who prefer not to drink alcohol.
9. When a soldier PCSs, how soon must ADAPCP training be conducted upon arrival at a new duty station?
A. Within 60 days.
10. What are the methods used to identify drug abusers?
A. 1) Voluntary (self) identification.
2) Command identification.
3) Biochemical identification (urinalysis).
4) Medical identification.
5) Investigation / apprehension.
11. What is the most desirable method of discovering drug abusers and why?
A. Voluntary identification, because the individual has taken the first step toward rehabilitation in admitting there is a problem.
12. What are the three phases of the rehabilitation program?
A. 1) Awareness education and group counseling
2) Nonresidential rehabilitation
3) Residential rehabilitation
13. What is provided during the ADAPT program?
A. Provides alcohol and other drug awareness education designed to focus the clients' attention on the adverse effects and consequences of alcohol and other drug abuse.
14. How long does the second phase of the rehabilitation program last?
A. A minimum of 30 days not to exceed 360 days.
15. What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
A. AA is a bona fide treatment modality as well as well as an organization. It is used extensively in Track III and as an adjunct to ADAPT and Track II.
16. What is involved in detoxification?
A. Detoxification involves withdrawing alcohol or drugs from an individual, treating the physical symptoms resulting from that withdrawal, and initiating rehabilitation.
17. What are the objectives of biochemical testing?
A. 1) Early identification of alcohol and drug abuse.
2) Deterrence of drug abuse.
3) Monitoring of rehabilitation progress.
4) Development of data on the prevalence of alcohol and drug abuse within the Army.
18. Define drug abuse according to AR 600-85.
A. The illegal, wrongful or improper usa of any narcotic substance or its derivative,
cannabis or its derivative, other controlled substances, or dangerous drugs. This
includes the improper use of drugs prescribed by a physician.