USCENTCOM Policy on U.S. Forces Use of Diazepam

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Subject: USCENTCOM Policy on U.S. Forces Use of Diazepam

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RMKS/ 1.   DI~ZEP~M. SOON TO BE FIELDED ~S C~N~ (CONyULS~JT ~NTIDOTE
FOR NERVE ~GENT).   15 CRITIC~L IN PREVENTING OR REtXJCING CONVULSIONS
~~D RESULT~~ BR4IN O~~M~OE IN NERVE ~GENT c~Sll~LTIES.     HOWEVER, THERE
IS JUSTIFI~BLE CONCERN TH~T DI~ZEP~M (~SO KNOWN ~S V~LIUM) H~S THE
POTENTI~L FOR 4BUSE.
2.   DI~zEP~M MUST BE ISSUED TO THE INDIVIE~~L, ~ND RE~DILY
~v~IL~BLE WHEN NEEDED1 OR IT WILL. BE OF LITTLE USE IN PREVENTING
PERt'I~NENT BR~IN ~~~M~r~E.   THE BENEFITS OF I.NDIVIrJu~L ISSUE F~R
otjTWEIGH THE RISKS    THE SIDE EFFECTS FROM ~DMINISTERING C~N~
WITHOLiT BEING EXPOSED TO NERVE ~ENT ~RE MINIM~L (IMPsIRED VISU~L
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TR~0%'ING ~~ DECISION M~'ING ~BILITY #OR TWO TO FIVE HOURS)

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THERE IS NO RISK OF PROLOt~ED INC~P~CIT~TION OR ~tjDICTION WITH ~
SINGLE tlN~LlTHOR I ZED INJECT I ON,.
3.   SINCE C~N~ CONT~INS S CONTROLLED SUBSTSNCE. SLBEIT NOWHERE IN
THE SSME CSTEOORY 55 5 N5RCOTIC. COMPONENT COMMSNOERS WILL EN':~LiRE
SCCOUNTSBILITY FOR IT WI~N I~SUED.    THIS WILL BE SCCOMPLISHED
THROUGH LOG BOOKS OR FORHS ~IMIL5R TO THOSE USED TO ISSUE WESPONS
OR ORGSNIZSTION5L CLOTHIN(3 5NUJ ED UIPMENT   FURTHERMORE
INDIVIflLiSLS MUST 5TTEND 5 CL5SS FOR SlIMINISTERING FIRST ~It0 TO S
NERVE 5GENT CSS~jSLTY BEFORE BEING ISSUED THE- C5~S
4    THE INSTRUCTION WILL BE SN LIPOSTE OF THE. flSSIC FIRST--SID FOR
s NERVE SGENT CSSUSLTY THST WILL INCORPORSTE CSN~ INTO THE
PROCEEXiRES FOR BUDDY-SID.   WHEN ~J INDIVIDLISt. HSS BEEN EXPOSED TO
SUFFICIENT NERVE SGENT SO ~HST HE CSN NO LONGER HELP HItlSELF    HE
REQUIRES BUDOY-SID.   SEVERE NERVE SGENT CSSll~l.TIES WHO CSNNOT
INJECT THEMSELVES SRE GIVEN THEIR THREE SNTIFX)TE SETS (STROFINE
SNO 2 P5M CHLORIDE)  IN R5PIE) St1CCE'~SION BY S BUDDY  WHEN S
C~SLlSLTY'S THIRD SET IS SfltlINISTERED BY HIS BiDDY, THE BIJODY WILL
THEN~5Di~iINISTER THE CSNS      -
~    THE CL5SS WILLALSO EMPHSSIZE THE INDIVIDUSLS'    RESPONSIBILITY
TO SSFEGUSP'D THEIR CSNS SUTOINJECTOR    THr INSTRUCTION WIU.

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