Treating Addiction Among People with IDD

17/07/2024 25 min Temporada 1 Episodio 7
Treating Addiction Among People with IDD

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Episode Synopsis

A noted expert on substance use disorder within the disability community, Elspeth Slayter joins The Conversation to talk about best practices and emerging questions. Her Impact article discusses how treatment systems often fail to serve people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities despite evidence that they may experience more profound consequences. On the show, she shares her enthusiasm that the topic seems to be gaining traction in the addiction and disability fields.