Abstract
Security and trauma challenges in Ukraine have been constantly evolving since the 2014 Russian military incursion of Crimea and War in Donbass. One long-term consequence of the conflict in East Ukraine is the toll of substance and alcohol use and addictions that may have been triggered by the conflict among the veterans, internally displaced peoples, and civilian survivors. Further funding and research on substance and alcohol addiction with these vulnerable populations affected by the ongoing Ukrainian conflict should be examined. Are people from fragile states and conflict zones more susceptible to co-morbidity with substance abuse and addiction?
Highlights
The conflict in Ukraine and its human toll since 2014 has reached over 13,000 deaths, nearly 3,000 of which were civilians lost largely to artillery and mines [1]
One long-term consequence of the conflict in East Ukraine is the toll of substance and alcohol use and addictions that may have been triggered by the conflict among the veterans, internally displaced peoples, and civilian survivors
What may be undermeasured and left unexamined is the toll of substance and alcohol uses and addictions that may have been triggered by the conflict among the veterans, internally displaced peoples, and civilian survivors
Summary
Volume 5 - Issue 3 How to cite this article: Sonny S Patel, Oleksandr Zvinchuk, Timothy B Erickson. The Conflict in East Ukraine: A Growing Need for Addiction Research and Substance Use Intervention for Vulnerable Populations. The Conflict in East Ukraine: A Growing Need for Addiction Research and Substance Use
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