Alcohol Abuse
The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes alcoholism as a progressive disease that affects the entire family and is both preventable and treatable.
DoD policy is to prevent alcohol abuse and alcoholism, to try to restore to effective functioning persons with problems attributable to the abuse of alcohol, and to ensure humane management and disposition of those who cannot be restored or who do not remain restored.
The possible indicators of alcohol abuse include:
Deteriorating duty performance
Frequent errors in judgment
Excessive tardiness or absenteeism
Recurring reports of alcohol-related incidents
Unacceptable social behavior or misconduct
Domestic disturbances or family violence
Commanders should consider the following actions when a member is identified as an alcohol abuser:
Revocation of security clearance
Appropriateness of present duty assignment
Corrective action for misconduct resulting from alcohol abuse
Denial of reenlistment
Line of duty determination
learn more about drug and alcohol abuse
The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment (ADAPT) program helps Airmen and their families with substance abuse-related issues.
The Department of Defense drug testing program is primarily based upon random urine tests.
Urine tests prove past usage. The tests cannot prove impairment, frequency of usage, method of ingestion, or knowing ingestion.
Drug abuse is incompatible with military service.
Unlike alcohol abuse, which the Department of Defense (DoD) views as a preventable and treatable disease, the DoD deals with drug abuse more strictly, in that the identified drug abuser is subject to punitive action or involuntary separation.
