Substance Use Disorder ADVOCACY PROJECT FOR CHANGE AND IMPROVEMENT (paper submitted in
Blackboard Safe Assignment -due June 18, 2018)
This assignment will require the student to select a particular mental health, social service or
health issue of active duty, Veterans, and/or their families reviewed in the course and explore the
issue in more depth. A focus of this assignment is to advocate a change that would improve the
issue. Students can work individually or on teams up to three people. Note that if you work in
teams of three people, everyone will receive the same grade regardless of participation. Students
will research the area and get a thorough understanding of what the issue is and will review any
regulations or directives that apply to that area of practice and issue. The student will then
decide on one significant change that would improve the issue. The change must be feasible and
the student must explain how that change will be accomplished. Finally, the student must
describe how the impact of the change can be evaluated. The student will provide a paper that
discusses the following:
? What the issue is and how it currently is being handled (at least 10 literature
reviewreferences should be discussed)?
? What are the current regulations, directives, or policies that apply to the issue?
? What change is proposed and how feasible (cost, compatibility with regulations and
military society standards) is that change?
? What are military agencies that are likely to resist the change and why will they resist,
and?
? What will tell you that the change has had the desired effect?
Each paper should be APA formatted and referenced, using 12 font and double spaced. Each
paper should be approximately 8-12 pages long (do not include titl
e page, abstract, or reference
pages in count) 8 full pages minimum
anything less warrants a zero. Answer Preview
Substance abuse has been a concern for the military with consequences that include diseases, premature death, and loss of productivity. Historically, the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco has been highly prevalent in the military (Schmid et al. 2017). The stresses of deployment during the war period and the unique military culture account for the prevalence of substance abuse (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2013). For instance, heavy drinking is an accepted custom that for long has become part of the military culture. As such, heavy drinking in the military today is associated with reward to their hard work, a form of recreation, promoting unit coherence and ease interpersonal tensions (Schmid et al. 2017). Considerably, alcohol beverages have long been available to the service members with subsidized prices including happy hours. Significantly, tobacco use and prescription drug abuse are on the rise within the military. Despite this, the zero-tolerance policies and stigma have made it increasingly difficult for the identification of the substance use disorders. Additionally, lack of confidentiality has deterred many active service members and veterans from seeking treatment to deal with substance abuse. Notably, individuals with combat exposure and multiple deployments are at a greater risk of substance use problems. The service members are more apt to engage in heavy weekly drinking, binge drinking, and to suffer from alcohol and other drug-related abuse problems (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2013). Besides, the military personnel is more likely to
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