Prescription Drug Misuse Among U.S. Active Duty Military Personnel: A Secondary Analysis of the 2008 DoD Survey of Health Related Behaviors

Abstract

ADSM with a history of treatment for pain and mood disorders, and who self-report headaches, sleep disorders, and fatigue are at higher risk for misusing prescription drugs, perhaps in an effort to self-manage symptoms. The results should be interpreted as a starting place for future exploration, not as the sole basis for policy or program development.