- 38 Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among Military Populations
- 39 Challenges and Threats of Combat Deployment
- 40 Postdeployment Adjustment
- 41 Combat and Operational Stress Control
- 42 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 43 Anxiety Disorders and Depression in Military Personnel
- 44 Serious Mental Illness in the Military Setting
- 45 Substance Use in the US Active Duty Military
- 46 Substance Use Disorders among Military Personnel
- 47 Traumatic Brain Injury
- 48 Aggression and Violence
- 49 Sleep Loss and Performance
- 50 Sleep Disorders
- 51 Grief, Loss, and War
- 52 Early Interventions with Military Personnel
- 53 The Psychosocial Aspects and Nature of Killing
- 54 Military Sexual Trauma
- 55 Prescription Opioid Abuse in the Military
- 56 Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Physically and Psychologically Wounded
- 57 Working with Military Children
- 58 Impact of Psychiatric Disorders and Psychotropic Medications on Retention and Deployment
- 59 Technology Applications in Delivering Mental Health Services
- 60 What We Have Learned from Former Prisoners of War
- 61 Clinical Research in the Military
- 62 Measuring Resilience and Growth
- 63 Transitioning through the Deployment Cycle
- 64 Aging Veterans
- 65 Spiritual Resiliency in the Military Setting
- 66 Posttraumatic Growth
- 67 Ways to Bolster Resilience across the Deployment Cycle
Substance Use in the US Active Duty Military
- Chapter:
- Substance Use in the US Active Duty Military
- Author(s):
Robert M. Bray
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med:psych/9780199928262.003.0045
Substance abuse in the military is of concern because of its negative impact on readiness, performance, and health. Surveys show reductions in the rates of tobacco and illicit drug use, increases in prescription drug misuse, but little change in heavy alcohol use. Further reductions will need to take into account individual, social, cultural, and environmental influences.
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- 38 Prevalence of Mental Health Problems among Military Populations
- 39 Challenges and Threats of Combat Deployment
- 40 Postdeployment Adjustment
- 41 Combat and Operational Stress Control
- 42 Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- 43 Anxiety Disorders and Depression in Military Personnel
- 44 Serious Mental Illness in the Military Setting
- 45 Substance Use in the US Active Duty Military
- 46 Substance Use Disorders among Military Personnel
- 47 Traumatic Brain Injury
- 48 Aggression and Violence
- 49 Sleep Loss and Performance
- 50 Sleep Disorders
- 51 Grief, Loss, and War
- 52 Early Interventions with Military Personnel
- 53 The Psychosocial Aspects and Nature of Killing
- 54 Military Sexual Trauma
- 55 Prescription Opioid Abuse in the Military
- 56 Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Physically and Psychologically Wounded
- 57 Working with Military Children
- 58 Impact of Psychiatric Disorders and Psychotropic Medications on Retention and Deployment
- 59 Technology Applications in Delivering Mental Health Services
- 60 What We Have Learned from Former Prisoners of War
- 61 Clinical Research in the Military
- 62 Measuring Resilience and Growth
- 63 Transitioning through the Deployment Cycle
- 64 Aging Veterans
- 65 Spiritual Resiliency in the Military Setting
- 66 Posttraumatic Growth
- 67 Ways to Bolster Resilience across the Deployment Cycle
