A recent study found that during times of war, military children are more likely to turn to high-risk behaviors than their civilian counterparts. These behaviors include abusing drugs and alcohol, using physical violence and carrying a gun to school.

Researchers used data from a 2013 survey of 54,000 military kids. Let’s see how the data breaks down.

During wartime, military kids are:

– 50 percent more likely to report recent or lifetime alcohol, cigarette or marijuana abuse

– 73 percent more likely to report using LSD, meth, or cocaine

– 27 percent more likely to get in fights

– 10 percent more likely to carry a gun on their school campus

These stats go up for military children who move to multiple schools in a short period of time.

The Bottom Line

It’s not just veterans that get left behind in the system–their kids suffer too.

“The families have to deal with the war, they have to deal with the moves, they have to deal with their family members in harm’s way,” lead researcher Ron Avi Astor said. “Our society has to understand that a segment of our population needs support.”