Dealing with substance abuse among people with disabilities.
Many persons with physical disability have a hidden disability: substance abuse involving alcohol and/or psychotropic drugs. Patterns of substance abuse behavior vary according to use before disability, following the onset of disability, or both before and following the onset of disability. Substance abuse has a negative impact on a person's vocation, academic performance, family life, and social life, as well as on physical health. Rehabilitation nurses need assessment skills and interventions specifically aimed at dealing with substance abuse.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology