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While many people may need additional support during and after a disaster, people with substance use disorders often have specific needs including access to support networks and medical and mental health services. However, these needs are often unknowingly overlooked or misunderstood. This chapter focuses on two primary areas: (1) needs of people in recovery from substance use disorders during and after disasters and (2) people who are substance users and not in recovery. This chapter will also illustrate what disasters are, the systems by which disaster mental health professionals are expected to function in, and the context for which practitioners will be working. Disaster and crisis, by its very nature, is chaotic and destabilizing. Often, practitioners will be working in less than optimal environments. Maintaining flexibility and a team environment enables practitioners to effectively implement disaster mental health services including for people with substance use disorder (SUD).
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Mincin, J. (2018). Substance Use During and After Major Crisis and Disaster: A Practitioner’s Guide. In: MacMillan, T., Sisselman-Borgia, A. (eds) New Directions in Treatment, Education, and Outreach for Mental Health and Addiction. Advances in Mental Health and Addiction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72778-3_11
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