Army Substance Abuse Program adjusts hours of operation during COVID-19 outbreak

By ASAPMarch 25, 2020

Army Substance Abuse Program adjusts hours of operation during COVID-19 outbreak
Officials from the Fort Knox Army Substance Abuse Program have adjusted their hours of operation on each program under their purview during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (Photo Credit: Doick, Tai) VIEW ORIGINAL

Officials from the Fort Knox Army Substance Abuse Program have adjusted their hours of operation on each program under their purview during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Phone numbers are provided for each program for more information. The status of services is current as of March 24:

Drug Testing Program.

·        All services remain available, with the exception of closure on March 30

·        Next UPL certification course currently scheduled for April 14-16

·        Next UPL re-cert currently scheduled for May 19

·        Phone number: 502-624-7119 or 502-624-8368

Civilian Employee Assistance Program.

·        All EAP support services remain available, though an effort to reduce foot traffic to maintain social distancing we request that face-to-face appointments be scheduled over the phone. All other inquiries about services or support should be made over the phone (number below)

·        All Personal Readiness, Drug Free Workplace, and other group trainings have been postponed until May 1.

·        Primary phone number: 502-624-8361. (Alternate numbers are 502-624-5679 or 502-624-7031)

Suicide Prevention Program.

·        All group trainings postponed until at least mid-April

·        Phone number: 502-624-7374

·        Soldier and civilians should utilize the available behavioral health or employee assistance services for individual distress. Resources can be located in the Fort Knox Community Resource Guide: https://crg.amedd.army.mil/guides/tradoc/knox/Pages/default.aspx

·        National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones

·        In emergencies, dial 911, or report your local emergency room

Risk Reduction Program.

·        All Unit Risk Inventories (URIs) postponed. Commanders can call to schedule future dates

·        Commander’s Risk Reduction Dashboard training and access can be scheduled by calling the phone number below. Social distancing will impact traditional training formats

·        Risk Reduction reports and desksides can be performed virtually upon request

·        Phone number: 502-624-7374

Prevention Coordination (Alcohol/Drug Awareness).

·        The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Training (ADAPT) / PFL (Prime for Life) classes (for Soldiers and DA Civilians) scheduled on March 25-26 have been cancelled, and will resume April 29-30. Please call to sign-up for the next class.

·        All group training, including Personal Readiness and Alcohol/Drug awareness and prevention training, will be postponed until at least mid-April

·        ASAP remains available to answer general alcohol / drug questions

·        Commanders should still refer to ADAPT for all alcohol/drug related incidents including drug positives (phone number below), and, refer Soldiers to the Substance Use Disorder Care Clinic (SUDCC) at 502-626-9891/9892/9885 or 9884 within five days of alcohol/drug incidents or drug positives.

·        Phone number: 502-624-7374

Commander’s Ready and Resilient Council (CR2C).

·        All in-person CR2C-related workgroup meetings should be virtual, or re-scheduled

·        CR2C Work Groups and Unit Readiness Team leads are working on-the-ground functions to support their populations

·        April 27 CR2C meeting may be postponed

·        Phone number: 502-624-5679