A Note on Hospitalization and Discharge Rates of Men Treated at the Navy's Alcohol Center

摘要

Two pilot studies explored the effect of treatment at an Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center (ARC) subsequent military performance of alcoholics in the naval services. In the first, 322 men were followed to determine the rate of successful completion of their military enlistment. Sixty-eight percent of the men effectively completed their military enlistment or were on active duty two years later. In the second, 161 of the original 322 men had been on duty at least four years before treatment for alcoholism. In these 161 cases, number of sick days after ARC treatment was three times less than before ARC. Thus, by increasing the potential for these men to remain on active duty effectively, the ARC program deserves full support in the naval services.