Alcohol & Substance Abuse
AfterDeployment - Controlling Alcohol & Drugs
Teaches how to identify substance abuse 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 about drug and alcohol use in persons with TBI. This newsletter is also available in Spanish.
Alcohol - What You Don't Know Can Harm You
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.
DoD Mental Health Self-Assessment (MHSA) Program
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.
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.
Employer Fact Sheet About Substance Abuse Treatment
Frequently Asked Questions About Alcoholism
Answers to common questions about alcoholism from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism.
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services
Mental Health Resources for Returning Veterans & Their Families
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.
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare - Veterans Health Care
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.
Outreach Center for Psychological Health & Traumatic Brain Injury
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.
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.
Rethinking Drinking - Alcohol & Your Health
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.
Veterans in Substance Abuse Treatment