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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Military service members experience occupational-specific injuries that may result in chronic pain and comorbid behavioral health concerns. METHODS: Data from the Defense Medical Epidemiology Database was used to examine opioid use disorder (OUD) diagnoses between 2016 and 2021. Statistical analysis calculated incidence rates and diagnostic variability by demographic density. RESULTS: The average incidence rate of OUD was 6.1 (per 10,000) and declined by 34% between 2016 and 2021. Diagnoses were most frequently made in service members classified as male, married, white, aged 30-39, junior enlisted, and serving in the Army. CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the incidence rates of OUD among active duty personnel.
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Militares , Humanos , Masculino , Estados Unidos , Incidência , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Researchers examined the prevalence of self-identified and researcher-identified stalking victimization among college students. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: A representative sample of 1,573 (70.1% female; 29.9% male) student respondents completed an online stalking questionnaire. RESULTS: Overall, 12% self-identified as having been stalked. Additionally, 42.5% (45.4% female; 35.7% male) of students reported experiencing at least 1 behavioral indicator of stalking victimization; however, only 24.7% of those self-identified as being stalked (25.6% female; 22.0% male). CONCLUSIONS: Stalking is a serious problem in the college community. A concern that needs to be addressed is the disparity between the number of those who met the behavioral criteria for stalking victimization, but who did not self-identify as a victim. The consequences of stalking victimization are highlighted. Recommendations for addressing this issue on campus are detailed in a plan that may help improve the retention, progression, and graduation rates for stalking victims.