More than 20 million Americans suffer from addiction and substance abuse, and that number includes people with and without disabilities. Sometimes, the stress of living life with a mental or physical disability spins you downward into addiction. This can seriously compound the health issues you are already dealing with. For example, alcoholism can cause chronic bladder infections, which is already common in people with spinal cord injuries. With issues finding employment, social isolation and limited mobility, it’s not surprising that 50 percent of people with spinal cord injuries deal with alcoholism.
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