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Substance use & misuse · Jul 2013
Trends in binge and heavy drinking, alcohol-related problems, and combat exposure in the U.S. military.
- Robert M Bray, Janice M Brown, and Jason Williams.
- Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Research Division, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. rmb@rti.org
- Subst Use Misuse. 2013 Jul 1; 48 (10): 799-810.
AbstractPopulation-based Department of Defense health behavior surveys were examined for binge and heavy drinking among U.S. active duty personnel. From 1998-2008, personnel showed significant increases in heavy drinking (15% to 20%) and binge drinking (35% to 47%). The rate of alcohol-related serious consequences was 4% for nonbinge drinkers, 9% for binge drinkers, and 19% for heavy drinkers. Personnel with high combat exposure had significantly higher rates of heavy (26.8%) and binge (54.8%) drinking than their counterparts (17% and 45%, respectively). Heavy and binge drinking put service members at high risk for problems that diminish force readiness and psychological fitness.
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