4 Sources and Their Summaries

National Institute of Drug Abuse. Topics in Brief: Substance Abuse among the Military, Veterans, and their Families. Apr. 2011
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/topics-in-brief/substance-abuse-among-military-veterans-their-families

       This article talks about stress put on military members after multiple deployments and the effects the stress has on their mentality and how that is linked to increased drug and alcohol use. The article specifically discusses veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and their post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries. Not only is alcohol abuse a problem but illegal substances and over the counter drugs, especially prescription pain killers. It goes on to give statistics about drug/alcohol use in returning military personnel, i.e percentages of soldiers that met the criteria for alcohol abuse and percentages concerning members needing mental health treatment. With this information about how multiple deployments, I can tie it all in well with Creasy's (the main character from Man on Fire) story because of his 16 years of service.

National Institute of Drug Abuse. "Substance Abuse in the Military" Mar. 2013 http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/substance-abuse-in-military :
        This source discusses military members and their drug use. Specifically how many members are at risk or do abuse alcohol, how many need mental health. This is important to my research because Creasy from, "Man on Fire", is an alcoholic. The article discusses how combat time plays a big role, and has comparative statistics to civilians. I can use the information from here because of Creasy's extensive military career.

NCADD. "Veterans and Alcohol"(n.d.)
http://www.ncadd.org/index.php/learn-about-alcohol/seniors-vets-and-women/198-veterans-and-alcohol
        This article uses a story of a specific soldier, Anthony Klecker, who had been deployed in Iraq. He suffered from PTSD and tried to drown everything out with alcohol. There are statistics on numbers of soldiers needing alcohol counseling upon returning, as well as those who used alcohol, binge drink and those who heavily drink. All of these apply to Creasy, as he he up late at night drinking and practicing with his weapon.

Zoroya, Gregg. "Suicides of young vets tops those of active duty troops". 10 Jan. 2014.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/10/suicide-veterans-rates-high-prevention/4393547/
        This article discusses the rising rate of suicides in the military, moreover the Army which has had the biggest issue with it so far. Suicide among the younger members (age 18-24) nearly doubled from 2009 to 2011, this is compared to non-military personnel. This goes with Creasy's story well because of his attempted suicide that fails because of a faulty primer which proves to be a turning point at which he begins to recover.