Substance Use Among U.S. Active-Duty Service Members

The 2015 Health Related Behaviors Survey asked active-duty service members about their use of alcohol, tobacco, and illicit and prescription drugs. Cigarette smoking in the military has decreased over the past decade, but rates of binge drinking are still high enough to cause concern.

Source: RAND Research Health and Health Care - June 21, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Sarah O. Meadows; Charles C. Engel; Rebecca L. Collins; Robin L. Beckman; Matthew Cefalu; Jennifer Hawes-Dawson; Molly Doyle; Amii M. Kress; Lisa Sontag-Padilla; Rajeev Ramchand; Kayla M. Williams Source Type: research