Substance use trends among active duty military personnel: findings from the United States Department of Defense Health Related Behavior Surveys, 1980-2005.
Aims This study was designed to assess trends in cigarette, illicit drug, and heavy alcohol use among active-duty military personnel from 1980 to 2005 and to examine the influence of socio-demographic changes within the military on patterns of substance use. Design Substance use prevalence rates wer...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 102; no. 7; pp. 1092 - 1102 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2007
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