Word: navymen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Typical of the Navy's approach, Little Creek treatment combines strictness and sympathy. Navymen, assigned there either by doctor's orders or by request, are welcomed aboard with an orientation lecture and a physical examination. Then, provided that the checkup discloses no other medical problems such as high blood pressure or heart disease, they are started, sometimes for life, on daily oral doses of Antabuse, a drug that causes the body to react violently to alcohol. Those who drink after taking Antabuse usually experience a variety of unpleasant effects: stomach cramps, nausea, rapid heartbeat, sweating and chest pains...