Combat stress
Alcohol misuse is more common than post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among UK troops. A study in the Lancet suggests that the number of British troops suffering from PTSD has remained relatively low, despite the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
But the study found those who had returned from front-line duties were at much greater risk of alcohol abuse. The Ministry of Defence, which funded the independent research, says it takes issues of problem drinking very seriously and that counselling and welfare support is available.
Former members of the armed forces and their families have been telling the BBC News website about their experience of alcohol misuse.
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