Alcohol & Substance Abuse
AfterDeployment - Controlling Alcohol & Drugs
Teaches how to identify substance use problems. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations, and narrator-guided self-help workshops.
Alcohol & Drug Use After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - Why Not?
Newsletter discusses drug and alcohol use in persons with TBI. This newsletter is also available in Spanish. Document is in .pdf format.
Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs
If you are a soldier and are wondering if you or someone you know has a substance abuse problem, call your local installation's Army Substance Abuse Program Office or Military OneSource at 1-800-342-9647.
Provides basic information about dual diagnosis. A person who has both an alcohol or drug problem and an emotional/psychiatric problem is said to have a dual diagnosis. Find help in your state.
Frequently Asked Questions about Alcoholism
Answers to common questions about alcoholism from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism.
Mental Health Resources for Returning Veterans & Their Families
Information for returning veterans and their families about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders. Include resources for military families coping with trauma.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Problems with Alcohol Use
Fact sheet from the National Center for PTSD on the link between PTSD and alcohol abuse. Document is in .pdf format.
Substance Abuse Treatment Centers
Find a drug and alcohol abuse treatment program near you. Read the fact sheet, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hurts Everyone in the Family.
The National Council - Veterans Health Care
Provides treatment and rehabilitation to help people, including veterans, recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders. Also includes an overview of veterans behavioral health care legislation in 2007, including legislation related to mental health and substance use treatment and alternative sentencing.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment