substance misuse and the need for integrated services

Huxley, Adam; Copello, Alex; Day, Ed

doi:10.7748/ldp2005.07.8.6.14.c1633

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“…It is also worth noting that for the majority of the service users within this study, mainstream addiction personnel were not involved in the co‐working and management of this population with their ID colleagues. Moreover, no clear frameworks on how to manage this population from policy planners and service providers with little, if any, interagency collaboration between ID and mainstream addiction service providers are available across the UK (ARAC 2002; Wandsworth Drug & Action Team 2003, Huxley et al . 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

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An exploration of substance misuse in people with intellectual disabilities

Taggart

McLaughlin

Quinn

et al. 2006

J intellect Disabil Res

107

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confidence: 99%

“…2003). However, there has been a dearth of literature that has comprehensively examined the ‘use’ and ‘misuse’ of these substances in people with IDs, and how this has impacted upon this population (Huxley et al . 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

An exploration of substance misuse in people with intellectual disabilities

Taggart

McLaughlin

Quinn

et al. 2006

J intellect Disabil Res

107

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“…2006); the development of specific treatment modalities (McMurran & Lismore 1991, Campbell et al. 1994, Annand & Rus 1998, Mendel & Hopkins 2002); and service development issues (Tyas & Rush 1993, Addictions Resource Agency for Commissioners 2002, Huxley et al. 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Listening to people with intellectual disabilities who misuse alcohol and drugs

Taggart¹,

McLaughlin²,

Quinn³

et al. 2007

Health &Amp; Social Care in the Community

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There is a dearth of research that has explored alcohol/drug use and misuse by people with intellectual disabilities. The aims of the present study were twofold: (1) to examine the insights of 10 people with intellectual disabilities into the reasons why they may misuse alcohol or drugs, and what impact this behaviour may have on them; and (2) to explore the services that they receive. Ten individuals with intellectual disabilities who were deemed to be misusing alcohol/drugs were purposively selected and interviewed. One overarching theme of the reasons for such misuse was labelled as 'self-medicating against life's negative experiences'. This was divided into two sub-themes: 'psychological trauma' and 'social distance from the community'. All the participants reported that their main source of support came from intellectual disability services, acting in both educational and liaison roles. Although seven of the individuals were referred to mainstream addiction services, they perceived this service as negative. In order to address these underlying problems, better access to a wider range of specialist services is required. Intellectual disability and mainstream addiction service providers also need to be more effective in the prevention and treatment of substance misuse by employing techniques such as motivational interviewing.

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“…Despite this, high percentages of individuals with an ID who do drink alcohol do so to levels of misuse (McGillicuddy and Blane, 1999). Huxley et al (2005) described loss of housing placements and increased likelihood of inpatient admissions as negative social risk factors faced by individuals with an ID who use substances.…”

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“…Substance misuse has negative social consequences (Huxley et al, 2005) and using substances can be method of coping with negative social experiences and isolation, which is a highly prevalent experience for individuals within this population (Mencap, 2007).…”

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Intellectual disability and substance use/misuse: a narrative review

Day

Lampraki

Ridings

et al. 2016

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour

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substance misuse and the need for integrated services

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An exploration of substance misuse in people with intellectual disabilities

An exploration of substance misuse in people with intellectual disabilities

Listening to people with intellectual disabilities who misuse alcohol and drugs

Intellectual disability and substance use/misuse: a narrative review

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