A cost analysis of a Navy drug abuse education program
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Authors
Lewis, Samuel W.
Subjects
Drugs
PREVENT
Navy
Military
PREVENT
Navy
Military
Advisors
Gates, William R.
Hildebrandt, Gregory G.
Date of Issue
1993-12
Date
December 1993
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis is the study of the cost associated with expanding the Navy's drug abuse education program as a means of controlling the Navy's drug abuse problem. It focuses on the former Navy Drug and Alcohol Safety Action Program (NADSAP) now the Personal Responsibility and Values Education and Training (PREVENT) course. The thesis asks the questions: What are the characteristics of the Navy's drug population? What are the costs/benefits of the Navy's Level III rehabilitation program? What are the costs of separating sailors who use illegal drugs? What are the costs/benefits of the Navy's drug education program? In conclusion, the thesis proposes that the Navy's drug education program is the most cost-effective alternative and should be expanded. It also suggest that the appropriate mix of education, rehabilitation, and separation would balance the marginal benefits per dollar for each alternative.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
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Format
67 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.