TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Military Combat Deployments and Substance Use: Review and Future Directions
JO  - Journal of social work practice in the addictions
A1  - Larson, Mary Jo
A1  - Wooten, Nikki R.
A1  - Adams, Rachel Sayko
A1  - Merrick, Elizabeth L.
SP  - 6
EP  - 27
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - Iraq and Afghanistan veterans experience extreme stressors and injuries during deployments, witnessing and participating in traumatic events. The military has organized prevention and treatment programs as a result of increasing suicides and posttraumatic stress disorder among troops; however, there is limited research on how to intervene with alcohol misuse and drug use that accompany these problems. This review presents statistics about post-deployment substance use problems and comorbidities, and discusses the military's dual role in 1) enforcing troop readiness with its alcohol and drug policies and resiliency-building programs, and 2) seeking to provide treatment to troops with combat-acquired problems including substance abuse.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1533-256X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2012.647586
ID  - ref1
ER  -