@article{ref1,
title="The influence of military service experiences on current and daily drinking",
journal="Substance use and misuse",
year="2020",
author="London, Andrew S. and Wilmoth, Janet M. and Oliver, William J. and Hausauer, Jessica A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<i>Background</i>: An extensive public health literature associates military service with increased alcohol consumption and problematic drinking. However, few well-controlled population-based studies compare alcohol use among nonveterans and veterans with diverse military service experiences, and no such study examines everyday drinking. <i>Methods</i>: We use population-representative data from the 2010 and 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and distinguish four groups of men: nonveterans; non-combat veterans without a psychiatric disorder (PD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI); combat veterans without a PD or TBI; and veterans (non-combat and combat combined) with a PD and/or TBI. We estimate hierarchical multivariate logistic regression models of current drinking (<i>N</i><b> </b>=<b> </b>21,947) and daily drinking (among current drinkers; <i>N</i><b> </b>=<b> </b>11,491). <br><br>RESULTS from supplemental analyses are discussed. <i>Results</i>: Relative to nonveterans, non-combat veterans with no PD or TBI and veterans with a PD and/or TBI, respectively, but not combat veterans with no PD or TBI, are more likely to be current drinkers. Among current drinkers, non-combat and combat veterans with no PD or TBI, respectively, are <i>less</i> likely than nonveterans to be daily drinkers. Conversely, among current drinkers, veterans with a PD and/or TBI are <i>more</i> likely to be daily drinkers than nonveterans, non-combat veterans with no PD or TBI, and combat veterans with no PD or TBI. <i>Conclusion</i>: We document heterogeneous and countervailing influences of military service experiences on current and daily drinking. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that harmful military service experience may be associated with an increased risk of current, moderate daily drinking, which may represent a form of self-medication.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1082-6084",
doi="10.1080/10826084.2020.1735438",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2020.1735438"
}