From Stars and Stripes. 12/9/05:
http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=33578
Researchers: Alcohol misuse, divorce rates higher among returning
troops
By Leo Shane III, Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Friday, December 9, 2005
WASHINGTON --
Army researchers saw alcohol misuse rise from 13 percent among
soldiers to 21 percent one year after returning from Iraq and
Afghanistan, underscoring the continuing stress of deployment for some
troops.
In post-deployment reassessment data completed in July, researchers
also saw soldiers with anger and aggression issues increase from 11
percent to 22 percent after deployment.
Those planning to divorce their spouse rose from 9 percent to 15
percent after time spent in the combat zone.
And that’s just the start of the problems, according to military
family support groups.
"At the end of the day, wounded servicemembers have wounded families,"
said Joyce Wessel Raezer, government relations director for the
National Military Family Association.
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