European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 ? d stories and photos on certain Sentinel 86 pages 2,3 part ii military Medicine emergency rooms pages 8,9 q Georgia tech Downs Duke in College basketball Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for vol. 44, no. 279 thursday january 23, 1986 armed folic to pc do and sunday 0 8693 a drug abuse in military declining urine fess. By Richard  Washington not the number of Ameri can military men and women who say they use marijuana. The most prevalent of inc illicit drugs has do Ujj by two thirds Over the last five years. In a confidential Pentagon  in the United Stales and abroad. 12 per Cejku in Lucy had used marijuana within the  said. That compared with  19k2 and 17 percent in 19so. Accord ing  s earlier Sui Veys. In recent interviews Field commanders of the four Buse among the Force services also rep appears Job of declined. Al Survey using questionnaires and fort views and involving a selected Sample of 22,000 men an women was conducted by research Triangle Insl Lule of North Carolina. Its director Roberl m. Bray said the respondents seemed to acc Cpl the Promise of confidentiality and relatively few refused Loco Perale. There s always the possibility thai some could be giving us wrong information for fear that answers would reach their commanders he acknowledged but he ies penalties expressed Confidence in i lie results. The reported decline in drug use among military people is in line with findings of similar questioning among civilians. Lough the figures were lower in i he armed forces. National Institute of drug abuse mini of High school seniors in i9iu and i9s5 said  in the preceding .10 Days. That leveling off  or per no .17 percent in 1978. Hits the results of the military Survey which Navy see drugs on Page 28 Navy spy scandals prompt reassignments of Security custodians by Norman Black Washington