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Implications of the Opioid Crisis for the American Disability Community
Ist Teil von
Rehabilitation research, policy, and education, 2020-12, Vol.34 (4), p.265
Ort / Verlag
Springer Publishing Company
Erscheinungsjahr
2020
Quelle
ERIC
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Purpose: The profession of rehabilitation counseling has long been responsive to emerging disabilities. To date, however, the profession's attention and response to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States has been incommensurate with the scope and detriment of opioids and opioid use disorder (OUD) on Americans with disabilities. The opioid crisis, including the overuse, abuse, and overdose rates associated with prescription and illegal opioids, affects people of all ages and backgrounds. However, people with disabilities are at increased risk for developing OUDs, and they experience greater barriers to OUD treatment than people without disabilities. Method: This article describes the origins and development of this crisis, the relationship between disability and increased risk for OUD, and the barriers to treatment that exist. We then evaluate the role of rehabilitation counseling, including the need for further action in advocacy, research, education, and policy. Results and Conclusions: Throughout this article, we encourage a more urgent and concerted response than seems to be the case presently.