Disability and Abuse in Relation to Substance Abuse: A Descriptive Analysis Michael Wolf-Branigi n ABSTRACT. This analysis reviewed five years of a state's substance abuse treatment admissions and discharges in order to identify specific pat- terns among persons who had a disability. Using a series of group compar- isons, Chi-squares, and logistic regressions, specific patterns of violence and abuse to this population were identified. Results indicate that persons who had a disability and abused substances were more likely to be victim- ized by physical abuse and domestic violence when compared with their peers without a disability. A person with a disability had about one-half to one-third the odds of receiving long-term residential, short-term residential and intensive outpatient care when compared with persons without a dis- ability. doi:10.1300/J198v06n03_04 [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com> © 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. ] KEYWORDS. Disability, substance abuse, complex systems, domestic violence, sexual abuse Continued efforts are needed to develop and implement social work in- terventions that address the complex interactions of disability, substance Michael Wolf-Branigin, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Social Work, George Mason University, MS 1F7, 3330 Washington Boulevard, Suite 150, Arlington, VA 22201 (E-mail: mwolfbra@gmu.edu). Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, Vol. 6(3) 2007 Available online at http://jswdr.haworthpress.com © 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. doi:10.1300/J198v06n03_04 65