Neurocognitive function and medical care utilization in Veterans treated for substance use disorder

• Main Authors: James M. Bjork (Author), Jarrod Reisweber (Author), Paul B. Perrin (Author), Paul E. Plonski (Author), Clara E. Dismuke-Greer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Veterans with substance use disorder (SUD) are at high risk for cognitive problems due to neurotoxic effects of chronic drug and alcohol use coupled in many cases with histories of traumatic brain injury (TBI). These problems may in turn result in proneness to SUD relapse and red...