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Psychiatr Serv. 2012 Jan;63(1):7-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.2012000p7.
Certain groups with preexisting mental and behavioral health conditions, such as substance use disorders, may be especially vulnerable during and shortly after disasters. Researchers have found that substance abuse treatment programs and the individuals they serve experienced major disruptions after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and after Hurricane Katrina. This column considers legal challenges that may arise when a rapid influx of licensed providers is needed for substance abuse treatment during disasters and reviews specific legal issues that disasters may raise for opioid treatment programs. Opportunities to mitigate legal challenges and facilitate substance abuse treatment during disasters are discussed.
某些存在精神和行为健康状况（例如物质使用障碍）的群体在灾害期间和灾害后不久可能特别脆弱。研究人员发现，2001 年 9 月 11 日袭击世界贸易中心和五角大楼以及卡特里娜飓风之后，物质滥用治疗计划及其服务对象受到了严重干扰。本专栏探讨了在灾害期间需要大量有执照的提供者进行物质滥用治疗时可能出现的法律挑战，并审查了灾害可能给阿片类药物治疗计划带来的具体法律问题。讨论了减轻法律挑战和促进灾害期间物质滥用治疗的机会。
