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Study Spurs Reassessment of Alcohol Awareness Programs
DefenseLink.mil - August 13, 2008
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2008 - Defense Department officials are assessing ways to better prepare servicemembers, particularly members of the reserve and National Guard, for the stresses of combat so they're better able to avoid alcohol-related problems when they return home, defense officials said today ...

Alcohol and returning troops
ABC2News.com - August 13, 2008
Baltimore's ABC2News.com reports that as U.S. troops return from war, a new study finds some may experience serious problems with alcohol ...

Military Alcohol Abuse
CNN online - August 13, 2008
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on new findings from the Millennium Cohort Study, showing that troops returning from war zones are more prone to drinking problems ... Link is to CNN.com's streaming video

Military troops returning from combat may experience binge drinking and alcohol-related problems
The JAMA Report - August 12, 2008
Transcript from the JAMA Report's interview with Millennium Cohort Study researchers ... Linked file is Word document of interview transcript.
Link to MP3 audio of the interview

Alcohol a problem for stressed returning soldiers
USA Today - August 12, 2008
CHICAGO (AP) - National Guard and Reserve combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to develop drinking problems than active-duty U.S. soldiers, a new military study suggests ...

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The Millennium Cohort Study is a Department of Defense research project at the DoD Center for Deployment Health Research, located in San Diego, California. Note DMDC Reference Number 00-0019, RCS Number DD-HA(AR)2106, OMB Approval Number 0720-0029, ASD/HA/TMA Protocol Number CDO-06-206, and Primary IRB Protocol Number NHRC.2000.0007