Prospective risk factors for post-deployment heavy drinking and alcohol or substance use disorder among US Army soldiers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Investigations of drinking behavior across military deployment cycles are scarce, and few prospective studies have examined risk factors for post-deployment alcohol misuse.

Methods

Prevalence of alcohol misuse was estimated among 4645 US Army soldiers who participated in a longitudinal survey. Assessment occurred 1-2 months before soldiers deployed to Afghanistan in 2012 (T0), upon their return to the USA (T1), 3 months later (T2), and 9 months later (T3). Weights-adjusted logistic regression was used to evaluate associations of hypothesized risk factors with post-deployment incidence and persistence of heavy drinking (HD) (consuming 5 + alcoholic drinks at least 1-2×/week) and alcohol or substance use disorder (AUD/SUD).

Results

Prevalence of past-month HD

SUBMITTER: Campbell-Sills L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620021 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature