Citation

Larson MJ, Adams RS, Mohr BA, Harris AH, Merrick EL, Funk W, Hofmann K, Wooten NR, Jeffery DD, Williams TV. Subst. Use Misuse 2013; 48(10): 863-879.

Affiliation

1Institute for Behavioral Health, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University , Waltham, Massachusetts , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/10826084.2013.794840

PMID

23869459

Abstract

The Substance Use and Psychological Injury Combat Study (SUPIC) will examine whether early detection and intervention for post-deployment problems among Army Active Duty and National Guard/Reservists returning from Iraq or Afghanistan are associated with improved long-term substance use and psychological outcomes. This paper describes the rationale and significance of SUPIC, and presents demographic and deployment characteristics of the study sample (N = 643,205), and self-reported alcohol use and health problems from the subsample with matched post-deployment health assessments (N = 487,600). This longitudinal study aims to provide new insight into the long-term post-deployment outcomes of Army members by combining service member data from the Military Health System and Veterans Health Administration.

Language: en