USCENTCOM POLICY ON US FORCES US OF DIAZEPAM

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Subject: USCENTCOM POLICY ON US FORCES US OF DIAZEPAM                    

Unit: 101ST ID    

Parent  Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box ID: BX001602

Folder Seq #:        348

Document Number:         56





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    5*   THE CLASS WILL ALSO EMPHASIZE THE INDIVIDUALS* RESPONSIBILITY TO
    SAFEGUARD THEIR CANA AUTO IIY-JECTCR, THE INSTRUC7101V WILL STQESS THE

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    FACT THAT THEIR CANA IS THERE TO RE ANMINTSTERED TO THEI$V BY A BLIDDY9
    M PREVENT SERIOUS BRAIN DAMAGE AND ODk'VULSInNS ASSOCIATED WITH NERVE
    AGENT POISONING*   SHOULD THEY BE NEGLIGENTT AN[) ALLOW THEIR CANA TO
    BE STOLEN OR USED WITHOUT NERVE AGENT EXPOSURE9 THEN IT SIMPLY WILL
    NDT BE AVAILABLE WHEN THEY REALLY NEED IT.    THE RESPONSIBILITY IS
    THEIRS ALONE*
    6*   WITH ATPOPIW AND 2-PAM CHLORIDE ALF)NE* THE INDIVIDUAL 14AY
    SURVIVE NERVE AGENT EXPDSUREP BUT WITL RISK LIVING OUT THE REST OF
    THEIR LIVES WITH SEVERE BRAIN DAMAGE. LFADERS WILL ENSUDE THIS
    PESSAGE IS CLEARO THE CONSEQTJENCES OF NERVE AGENT POISONING WITHOUT
    THE AIYTI-CONVULSANT THERAPY OF DIAZEPAM ARE SERIOUS INDEFD, FEW
    WOULD KNOWINGLY RISK THAT FATE FOR A IRERE COUPLE OF HOTPS OF
    LNAUTHORZED SEDATION. THE POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE AT THE "WHOLESALEN
    LEVEL CAN BE READILY TRACED BY THE AUTOMATED LFDSEI?S IN THE CLASS
    Viii SUPPLY SYSTEM*W END QTJOTE.
    z    ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON THE DIAZEPAM IIJSTRUCTINN PROGRAM WILL BE
    FORTHCOMING FROM THIS HEIKDQUARTERS,
    3.   UNITS SKOLILO REQUISITION DIAZEPAM NOWO
    4*   POCS FOR THIS HEADDUARTERS ARE CPT WAGOALT/RSG GROSVENnc? CO'4mD:
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File Room = jun96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-22
Box ID = BX001602
Unit = 101ST ID
Parent Organization = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = PERSONNEL AND TRAINING DOCUMENTS
Folder Seq # = 348
Subject = USCENTCOM POLICY ON US FORCES US OF DIAZEPAM
Document Seq # = 2
Document Date =
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 05-JUL-1996