The influence of military service experiences on current and daily drinking

  • London, A. S., Wilmoth, J. M., Oliver, W. J., & Hausauer, J. A. (2020). The influence of military service experiences on current and daily drinking. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(8), 1288-1299. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2020.1735438
  • This study assesses whether current (i.e., drinking alcohol at least once in the past 30 days) and daily (i.e., drinking alcohol each of the 30 previous days) drinking habits are related to Veterans’ military experiences (i.e., combat exposure, having a psychiatric disorder [PD], or traumatic brain injury [TBI]) and demographics (e.g., age, education). Using secondary data from 21,947 men (n = 11,491 who reported current drinking), this study explored how military experiences and demographics influenced the odds of current and daily drinking among four groups of men: (a) non-Veterans, (b) non-combat Veterans without a PD or TBI, (c) combat Veterans without a PD or TBI, and (d) Veterans with a PD and/or TBI. The results demonstrate that military experiences that result in psychological or physical harm (i.e., PD and/or TBI) may contribute to Veterans’ current and daily habits of alcohol consumption.

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