Immigrants and Substance Use Disorders: A Legal and Medical Perspective (Part II)

From the introduction:

“This Advisory is a collaboration between experts in immigration law and in medicine, published in two parts. Part I (the prior Part) is entitled Immigration Law Penalties for Substance or Alcohol Use Disorder. It reviews the several immigration law penalties associated with substance use disorder and alcohol use disorder (SUD and AUD, respectively), the role of scientific standards in these determinations, and possible legal defenses.

Part II (this Part) is entitled Applying Medical Evidence and Expertise on Substance Use Disorders to Immigration Cases. It reviews current medical information about these disorders and how this information addresses questions that arise in different types of immigration applications. For example, what established risk factors put individuals more at risk for developing substance use disorders?

Parts I and II both appear at https://www.ilrc.org/resources/immigrants-and-substance-usedisorders-legal-and-medical-perspective-0.”