Thursday, August 14, 2008

Study Spurs Reassessment of Alcohol Awareness Programs

By Donna Miles
August 13, 2008

Defense Department officials are assessing ways to better prepare servicemembers, particularly members of the reserve and National Guard, for the stresses of combat so they’re better able to avoid alcohol-related problems when they return home, defense officials said today.

The goal, officials said, is to beef up existing strategies to address alcohol issues before and during deployments to mitigate post-deployment drinking problems.

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