ORCID
Joon Kyung Nam: 0000-0002-5022-5801
Kyle White:0000-0001-5781-3780
Victoria Carlin:0009-0009-5119-1939
Joseph Ditre: 0000-0002-8914-6908
Document Type
Poster
Date
4-10-2025
Keywords
Chronic pain, Alcohol, Veterans, Pain interference, Combat
Department
Psychology
Campus Community
Center for Health Behavior Research and Innovation
Language
English
Disciplines
Military and Veterans Studies
Description/Abstract
Chronic pain and hazardous drinking (i.e., patterns of alcohol consumption that elevate risk for negative health outcomes) are both common and often co-occur among U.S. veterans. Research examining associations between pain interference (i.e., extent to which pain disrupts daily functioning) and alcohol use among non-military samples has yielded mixed findings, with some linking greater pain interference to lower levels of alcohol consumption, and others linking it with increased odds of alcohol dependence. However, there has been a paucity of research examining these relations among veterans, and the role of combat exposure remains unexplored. The goal of these analyses was to examine associations between pain interference and hazardous drinking among veterans, including the role of combat-deployment history.
Recommended Citation
Kyung Nam, Joon; White, Kyle Mackenzie; Carlin, Victoria E.; and Ditre, Joseph W., "Pain Interference and Hazardous Drinking Among U.S. Veterans: The Role of Combat Deployment" (2025). Voices of Service Symposium. 22.
https://surface.syr.edu/vos/22
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