• TBI Information from the Model Systems
• Webcourse: Accommodating the Symptoms of TBI
• Screening for TBI: A SynapShot from OVC
• Long-Term Consequences of TBI: A SynapShot from OVC
• Agitation and TBI: A SynapShot from OVC
• Substance Use and TBI: A SynapShot from OVC
• Substance Use with TBI: Materials from OVC
• Information for Individuals and Family Members
• Information for Rehabilitation Professionals
• Information for Community Professionals
• Order Materials
• Suggestions for Professionals Working with Persons with TBI
• TBI 101

True or False?

1. People who use alcohol or other drugs after they have had a brain injury don't recover as much.
2. Brain injuries cause problems in balance, walking or talking that gets worse when a person uses alcohol or other drugs.
3. People who have had a brain injury often say or do things without thinking first, a problem that is made worse by using alcohol and other drugs.
4. Brain injuries cause problems with thinking, like concentration or memory, and using alcohol or other drugs makes these problems worse.
5. After brain injury, alcohol and other drugs have a more powerful effect.
6. People who have had a brain injury are more likely to have times that they feel low or depressed and drinking alcohol and getting high on other drugs makes this worse.
7. After a brain injury, drinking alcohol or using other drugs can cause a seizure.
8. People who drink alcohol or use other drugs after a brain injury are more likely to have another brain injury.

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