Stress, cumulative stress, and PTSD can start early on in your career also. Your greatest risk of suicide is usually between years 7-14 of a law enforcement career. Here is the kicker… I have placed over 250 public safety employees into substance abuse treatment, 248 of them had 10 years or more of experience
Twenty-four percent of the departments indicated that treatment, rather than dismissal, would be appropriate for officers, depending on the type of drug abuse and frequency of use.