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Introduction to the Special Issue: Drugs, Wars, Military Personnel, and Veterans

Year: 2013

Type: editorial

Abstract: This special issue examines major structural, sociocultural, and behavioral issues surrounding substance use and misuse among U.S. military personnel and veterans who served in recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. This introduction provides a brief historical review of the US's experiences of the linkages between war and substance use, misuse, and abuse. It then describes how the various topics covered in this issue span the military-veteran life course and explains the significance of each contribution.

Source: Substance Use & Misuse

DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.816859

Authors: Andrew Golub, Alexander S. Bennett

Institution: National Development and Research Institutes

Language: English

Topic: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism