Estimating the Prevalence of Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence Among Social Security Disability Benefit Recipients

Bibliographic Data

ID12364847
AuthorsDebra L Brucker (0000-0002-3081-5206, corresponding author), Debra Brucker (State of Maine, Office of Substance Abuse)
Year2007
Volume18
Issue3
Pages148-159
Publication date2007-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10442073070180030301
OpenAlexW2102538875
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

With the passage of Public Law 104-121, the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, the federal Social Security Administration was no longer allowed to grant disability benefits to persons whose primary diagnosis was one of substance abuse or dependence. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004a), a nationally representative household survey, uses validated scales to measure rates of substance abuse and dependence among the U.S. population. In 2002, for the first time, the NSDUH also included questions about disability. Data from the 2002 survey is examined to determine whether issues of substance abuse and dependence are still relevant for the 2 Social Security programs that serve persons with disabilities: Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Results indicate that a substantial portion of DI and SSI beneficiaries continue to struggle with issues of substance abuse

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