Document Type
Article
Version
Final Published Version
Publication Title
Contemporary Drug Problems
Volume
30
Publication Date
1-1-2003
Abstract
Drawing on findings from the SSI Study and other research, this paper takes up various policy questions fundamental to any welfare program for substance abusers. The paper considers the place of disability benefits in the U.S. system of categorical aid and the problems raised by substance abuse for the disability category. It discusses the desirable objectives of a welfare program for substance abusers and the various mechanisms by which they might be achieved. And finally, it considers how any new program might be positioned in the context of categorical aid and American federalism.
Publisher's Statement
Copyright © 2003 by Federal Legal Publications, Inc., with all rights reserved. No portion of the contents may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the Publisher.
Citation
Baumohl, Jim, Richard Speiglman, James A. Swartz, and Roland Stahl. “Substance Abuse and Welfare Policy at the New Century.” Contemporary Drug Problems 30, no. 1/2 (2003): 501-537.