ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2018
Substance Use Disorders Among Veterans in a Nationally Representative Sample: Prevalence and Associated Functioning and Treatment Utilization.
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- Treatment for co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders among veterans and civilians: A test of causally moderated comparative effectiveness.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Pooled it
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- Substance Use and Drug Treatment Among Reproductive-Age Women With and Without HIV in the Southern United States.Open forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- How future self-continuity mediates the impact of job loss on negative mental health outcomes among transitioning veterans.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2024Article
- Mental health treatment utilization among Gulf War era veterans with probable alcohol use disorder.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2024Article
- DeepBiomarker2: Prediction of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Risk in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients Using Electronic Medical Records and Multiple Social Determinants of Health.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Perspectives of homeless veterans living with substance use disorders (SUD) and mental illness.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Prescription Opioid Misuse and Suicidal Behaviors Among US Veterans: A Cross-Sectional Study from the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2023Article
- High Risk of Substance Use Disorder-Related Outcomes in Veterans Released from Correctional Facilities in Mid to Late Life.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Substance Use Treatment Utilization Among Women With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- The Differential Effects of Chronic Alcohol and Cigarette Smoke Exposures on Cognitive-Behavioral Dysfunction in Long Evans Rats.Journal of behavioral and brain science · 2022Article
- Legal System Involvement and Opioid-Related Overdose Mortality in U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Patients.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Self-Reported Substance Use, Well-Being, and Functioning Among United States Veterans: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- "It's like a Brotherhood": Thematic analysis of veterans' identity processes in substance abuse recovery homes.Journal of community psychology · 2021Article
- Intranasal Oxytocin for Stimulant Use Disorder Among Male Veterans Enrolled in an Opioid Treatment Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Program Evaluation of Group Transcending Self Therapy: An Integrative Modular Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2020Article
- Longitudinal Associations between Sleep, Intrusive Thoughts, and Alcohol Problems Among Veterans.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Observational
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Abstract
objectiveSeveral epidemiological studies have reported that veterans and nonveterans have comparable substance use disorder (SUD) prevalence and SUD treatment rates for SUD and treatments of several types. No studies have compared functioning among veterans with SUD to veterans without SUD or to nonveterans.
methodWe investigated the prevalence of past-year and lifetime SUD (based on criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), overall and by substance, and estimated the association with physical and mental health functioning and treatment utilization and need among veterans and nonveterans in a nationally representative sample.
resultsPredicted prevalence of any past-year SUD, with and without tobacco use disorder (TUD), among veterans was 32.9% and 17.1%, and prevalence of any lifetime SUD, with and without TUD, was 52.5 and 38.7%, respectively. Veterans had higher prevalence of past-year and lifetime SUD for some substances (e.g., tobacco, alcohol) but not others (e.g., cannabis, opioid). Lower physical and mental health functioning was found among veterans, relative to nonveterans, and participants with SUD, relative to those without SUD, and veterans with SUD reported the lowest functioning across all domains. More veterans than nonveterans received any SUD treatment and SUD treatment in specific domains (e.g., self-help). About 70% of veterans with past-year SUD did not receive treatment, but only 5.4% reported needing and not receiving treatment.
conclusionsRelative to nonveterans, veterans have higher prevalence of past-year TUD and lifetime alcohol use disorder or TUD and lower physical or mental health functioning. A minority of veterans receive SUD treatment, and few report unmet need for treatment.
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