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Betrayed, Not Just Battle-Worn: The Moral Wound Behind Veterans' Drinking

A national study of 1,321 combat veterans finds perceived betrayal — moral injury — was the strongest predictor of past-year alcohol use disorder, ahead of depression and PTSD symptom measures.

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Veterans Driven Toward Alcohol Abuse by Betrayal, Not Just Combat: New National Trauma Research — Military.com, November 11, 2026, reporting Psychological Medicine / VA National Center for PTSD


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