Just because recreational marijuana use is now legal in Colorado and Washington state doesn’t mean Sailors can start lighting up. As the Uniform Code of Military Justice puts it: illegal or wrongful use, possession, sale, transfer of controlled substances, or any attempt to commit drug offenses results in maximum punishment. “Being under the influence of [...]
More than four hundred Sailors based in Hawaii underwent training regarding synthetic drug abuse at Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam last May 1. The Sailors learned about the policies, programs, and risks of abusing synthetic drugs. The training was conducted by representatives from Commander Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH), Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), [...]
The Navy Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (NADAP) Office has released the new Synthetic Drug Testing Operating Guide. Dorice Favorite, director of NADAP, shared: “The operating guide provides commands easy access to the procedures of synthetic drug testing… It is important that the samples are collected, documented and processed correctly. The operating guide will help [...]
