Substance Use Disorders in the United States Military: Current Approaches and Future Directions

Schmid, Bettina; Tubman, David S.; Loomis, David J.; Grandela, Jorge E.; Vernale, Michael A.; Messler, Erick C.; Rigoglioso, Joann

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Substance Use Disorders in the United States Military: Current Approaches and Future Directions

Bettina Schmid³,
David S. Tubman⁴,
David J. Loomis II⁵,
Jorge E. Grandela⁶,
Michael A. Vernale III⁷,
Erick C. Messler⁸ &
Joann Rigoglioso⁹

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This chapter focuses on current approaches in addressing substance use disorders in the United States military services. There has been a cultural shift within the armed forces, promoting the military services as professional organizations with a highly skilled, highly educated workforce, dealing with very real threats from around the world. Substance use disorders negatively affect the overall fitness and effectiveness of service members and the mission readiness of military units. In today’s military, there is an emphasis on the use of evidence-based approaches for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders.

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Alcohol
Drugs
Substance use disorders
Evidence-based treatment
Prevention
Military

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Schmid, B. et al. (2017). Substance Use Disorders in the United States Military: Current Approaches and Future Directions. In: Bowles, S., Bartone, P. (eds) Handbook of Military Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66192-6_9

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