Slayter Elspeth M
Salem State College School of Social Work, Salem, MA 01970, USA.
J Soc Work Disabil Rehabil. 2008;7(2):63-80. doi: 10.1080/15367100802009780.
People with mental retardation have experienced increasing levels of freedom and access to community living over the past 40 years. This has included access to alcohol, illicit drugs and the potential for developing substance abuse and related problems. The manner in which people with mental retardation have handled this access has been recognized since the de institutionalization era began. Despite this recognition, documented barriers to accessing substance abuse treatment for people with mental retardation exist and there is an overarching lack of knowledge about accessible treatment approaches for this population. Policy and practice recommendations are presented for disability and rehabilitation social workers in order to better understand and combat barriers to substance abuse treatment.
在过去40年里，智力障碍者获得了越来越多的自由，也有了更多融入社区生活的机会。这包括接触酒精、非法药物以及出现药物滥用和相关问题的可能性。自去机构化时代开始以来，智力障碍者应对这种接触的方式就已得到认可。尽管有这种认识，但智力障碍者在获得药物滥用治疗方面存在有据可查的障碍，而且对于这一人群可获得的治疗方法普遍缺乏了解。本文为残疾与康复社会工作者提出了政策和实践建议，以便更好地理解并消除药物滥用治疗的障碍。
