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An Overview of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention and Disability.
VSA Educational Services, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Substance Abuse Prevention and Disability. – 1991
This guide examines how the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has focused attention on the issue of the relationship between disabilities and the increased risk for alcohol and other drug problems. A number of reasons for increased risk of drug use in individuals with disabilities are discussed, such as medication use, health concerns or…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Americans with Disabilities: A Look at Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention.
VSA Educational Services, Washington, DC. Resource Center on Substance Abuse Prevention and Disability. – 1991
This guide to alcohol and other drug abuse prevention for individuals with disabilities begins with a discussion of Congressional intent in enacting the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the stressful demands experienced by Americans with disabilities, and the ways in which these stresses may predispose people with disabilities to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Civil Rights Legislation