{"product_id":"substance-use-disorders-in-the-institute-of-medicine-9780309260558","title":"Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces","description":"\u003cp\u003eProblems stemming from the misuse and abuse of alcohol and other drugs are by no means a new phenomenon, although the face of the issues has changed in recent years. National trends indicate substantial increases in the abuse of prescription medications. These increases are particularly prominent within the military, a population that also continues to experience long-standing issues with alcohol abuse. The problem of substance abuse within the military has come under new scrutiny in the context of the two concurrent wars in which the United States has been engaged during the past decade--in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn). Increasing rates of alcohol and other drug misuse adversely affect military readiness, family readiness, and safety, thereby posing a significant public health problem for the Department of Defense (DoD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo better understand this problem, DoD requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) assess the adequacy of current protocols in place across DoD and the different branches of the military pertaining to the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs).\u003cem\u003e Substance Use Disorders in the U.S. Armed Forces \u003c\/em\u003ereviews the IOM's task of assessing access to SUD care for service members, members of the National Guard and Reserves, and military dependents, as well as the education and credentialing of SUD care providers, and offers specific recommendations to DoD on where and how improvements in these areas could be made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Population,Committee on Prevention Diagnosis Treatm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309260558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309260558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Institute of Medicine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447677923583,"sku":"9780309260558","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3005bed5-777a-4fcb-8246-266f8c98659f.jpg?v=1777234069","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/substance-use-disorders-in-the-institute-of-medicine-9780309260558","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}