The Association of Deployment and Behavioral Health Problems with Positive Drug Tests among Army Members Returning from Iraq or Afghanistan

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Summary

Problems associated with alcohol and drug use are a critical area for intervention development within the Department of Defense (DoD). Little is known about the impact of deployment on illicit drug use. This study is the first to study drug use problems with objective drug test data among military members returning from deployment.

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Larson, M. J., Mohr, B. A., Adams, R., & Williams, T. V. (2015). The association of deployment and behavioral health problems with positive drug tests among Army members returning from Iraq or Afghanistan. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 10(Suppl 1), A31. doi:10.1186/1940-0640-10-s1-a31