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Returning Veterans’ Alcohol Abuse Addressed In Virtual Reality Study

The spoils of war for returning veterans may include addictions, injury and the constant images of horrific events they witnessed.

Predictors of injury-related and non-injury-related mortality among veterans with alcohol use disorders

Aims To describe the association between alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and mortality and to examine risk factors for and all-cause, injury-related and non-injury-related mortality among those diagnosed with an AUD.Setting Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA).Participants A cohort of individuals who received health care in VHA during the fiscal year (FY) 2001 (n = 3 944 778), followed from the beginning of FY02 through the end of FY06.Measurements Demographics and medical diagnoses were obtained from VHA records.