ERIC Number: ED140145
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Mar
Pages: 22
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New Headings: Navy Alcoholism Prevention Program. Third Edition.
Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, DC.
This brief booklet outlines the goals and rationale behind the Navy Alcoholism Prevention Program (NAPP). The program is built upon the assumption that alcoholism is a preventable and treatable illness. More than half the directors, counselors, and support staff at NAPP are sober alcoholics whose primary objectives involve aiding other alcoholics to help themselves. The program varies in length, usually from six to eight weeks, depending upon the seriousness of the problem. In Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers (ARC) and Alcohol Rehabilitation Units (ARU) immediate health problems are attended to, diet is regulated and vitamin intake is managed. There are films, group therapy, psychodrama, relaxation therapy and individual counseling sessions. In addition, patients attend Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings up to five times a week. The booklet provides the names and locations of facilities around the world that make up NAPP. Counseling services are available to every Navy man or woman, regardless of type of duty or location. (Author/NW)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Clinics, Counseling, Drinking, Military Personnel, Prevention, Program Descriptions
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Authoring Institution: Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, DC.
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