What Are the Specific Negative Effects of Drug/Alcohol Use after TBI?
Use/abuse of substances creates a major, additional challenge for the individual after TBI — at a time when he or she doesn’t need to carry an even heavier load. Use of alcohol/drugs after TBI is known to result in: • Slower recovery from the brain injury, • Further damage to an already injured brain, • Increased frequency of aggressive and/or antisocial behaviors, • Interference with thinking processes already diminished due to injury, and • More failure in work, school, and parenting roles.
