10 – 32. Release of Army Substance Abuse Program information to the media a. This section provides guidance for the release to the news media of program information that does not identify any individual, directly or indirectly, as either an abuser or non-abuser of alcohol or other drugs. b. The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, HQDA, coordinates, plans, and monitors the execution of appropriate Army information activities. 10 – 33. Guidelines for releasing information a. Unclassified factual information on the following maybe provided to the news media in response to queries about (1) The Army’s alcohol and other drug abuse program issues. (2) The Army’s alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and rehabilitation/treatment programs. b. Tours of facilities and discussions with treating providers must have the prior approval of the MTF commander. Such tours or discussions will not be conducted at a time or location that could result in the ID of a patient. c. Information on quantitative results for the UA program and overall ASAP statistics will not be given until released by the Director, ARD. d. IMCOM will ensure that command information materials receive wide distribution and will respond to queries as provided in this section.
