The RP can support and assist the chaplain
in this area by compiling and maintaining a cur-
rent list of Navy, Government, and civilian
agencies and programs that can provide
assistance to alcohol and drug dependent
military personnel and their families. A record
should also be maintained of the key personnel
within these agencies and programs and the RP
should maintain a close working relationship
with these key people. This information will
provide the chaplain with a comprehensive
reference of services and facilities that can pro-
vide the most appropriate source of treatment
for the alcohol or drug dependent person.
In its concern for the welfare of its members,
the Navy goes far beyond the basic needs, such
as, health care and housing, to offer assistance
in many other areas. One very important area in
which the Navy has provided assistance is in the
area of alcohol and drug dependency. The Navy-
wide plan of action for controlling alcohol and
drug abuse is an efficient program which entails
identification, evaluation, referral, and treat-
ment of alcohol and drug dependent personnel.
Key elements within the Navy’s program are
the Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program
(NADAP), the Navy Alcohol Safety Action Pro-
gram (NASAP), and the civilian Employee
Assistance Program (EAP).
THE NAVY ALCOHOL AND DRUG
ABUSE PROGRAM (NADAP)
The Navy maintains that alcohol and drug
dependency are preventable and treatable and
has developed a realistic and practical program
to prevent drug and alcohol abuse. This pro-
gram operates throughout the Navy on a world-
wide basis and is known as the Navy Alcohol
and Drug Abuse Program (NADAP). NADAP
provides a wide range of services to military per-
sonnel and their families through the following
facilities:
Counseling and Assistance Centers
(CAACs)
Alcohol Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs)
Navy Drug Rehabilitation Centers
(NDRCs)
Human Resource Management Centers
(HRMCs)
The Marine Corps Alcohol Abuse Adminis-
tration and Management Program is similar to
NADAP. This program is described in MCO
5355.1.
Counseling and Assistance Centers (CAACs)
Counseling and Assistance Centers (CAACs)
have been established at various locations
throughout the Navy to provide assistance to
individuals and the commands to which they are
assigned in the identification, evaluation, refer-
ral, and treatment of personnel with alcohol and
drug-related problems.
During the course of evaluating people who
are referred to Counseling and Assistance
Centers, problems other than drug and alcohol
abuse often surface. The treatment plan
developed during the evaluation attempts to
address all of the client’s problems. In order to
assist the client in areas outside the scope of the
CAAC, a referral system is maintained in the
following areas:
Marital Counseling
Family Counseling
Sexual Counseling
Vocational Counseling
Educational Counseling
Financial Counseling
Race Relations
Assistance
Housing Assistance
Al-Anon
Alateen
Alcoholics Anonymous
Legal Counseling
Religious Counseling
Venereal Disease Infor-
mation
Military Career Coun-
seling
Psychiatric Disorders
Intercultural Relations
Guidance
Family Planning and
Birth Control
Veterans’ Administration
Programs
Narcotics Anonymous
Public Health Facilities
Navy Relief Society
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