CO Senators Want Ft. Carson In Alcohol Program
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Updated: 2:57 PM Jul 21, 2009
CO Senators Want Ft. Carson In Alcohol Program
Colorado's U.S. senators are asking the Army to include Fort Carson in a pilot program on substance abuse after a military study linked drugs and alcohol to violent crime at the post.
Posted: 9:41 AM Jul 21, 2009
Reporter: Associated Press
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Colorado's U.S. senators are asking the Army to include Fort Carson in a pilot program on substance abuse after a military study linked drugs and alcohol to violent crime at the post.

The pilot program is designed to reduce the stigma soldiers face if they ask for treatment.

It's currently planned for Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Fort Richardson, Alaska, and Fort Lewis, Wash. Democratic Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet asked the Army Tuesday to include Fort Carson.

An Army report released last week said the trauma of combat in Iraq may have helped drive Fort Carson soldiers to kill as many as 11 people after they came home.

The report says the soldiers had abused drugs and alcohol, and some claimed they were discouraged from seeking help.

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