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Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Teaches how to identify substance abuse problems. Offers an assessment, an electronic-library, game-based simulations and narrator-guided self-help workshops.

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Newsletter about drug and alcohol use in persons with TBI. This newsletter is also available in Spanish.

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Provides information on alcohol including drinking and driving, interactions with medication, interpersonal problems, alcohol-related birth defects, long-term health problems and more.

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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.

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Provides military families and Service Members affected by deployment and mobilization a mental health and alcohol screening and referral program. The Self Assessment for Veterans service is voluntary and anonymous, and it is offered online, by phone, and through special events held at installations and reserve units.

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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.

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Issue brief for employers that provides information on identifying employee substance abuse and treatment options.

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Answers to common questions about alcoholism from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism.

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Contact information for free mental health counseling services that can help with problems relating to alcohol and drug addiction, depression, bereavement and other counseling and treatment needs.

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Information for returning Veterans and their families from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) about prevention, treatment and recovery support for mental health and substance use disorders. Includes resources for military families coping with trauma.

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Anonymous self-assessments are available for depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol use, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and generalized anxiety disorder. Results and resources are listed at the end of each assessment.

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Provides treatment and rehabilitation to help veterans recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders. Also includes an overview of state veterans behavioral health care legislation.

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24-hour/7 days a week outreach center available by phone at 866-966-1020 and by e-mail at resources@dcoeoutreach.org. Operated by the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) and provides information and referrals to military Service Members, Veterans, their families and others with questions about psychological health and traumatic brain injury.

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Fact sheet from the National Center for PTSD on the link between PTSD and alcohol abuse.

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Provides information on how to identify a drinking problem and support for changing one's alcohol consumption.

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Find a drug and alcohol abuse treatment program near you. Read the fact sheet, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hurts Everyone in the Family.

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A multimedia program that uses online and offline communication geared toward reducing alcohol abuse among young service men and women.

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Information about veterans and alcohol and/or substance abuse.

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Information on overuse of alcohol and impacts on health, fitness, readiness, social relationships, family and work.