government which suggested that drug abuse is greater in number among baby boomers and is still increasing. Frederic C. Blow, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, says that substance abuse officials are seeing more cocaine addiction among people aged 55 and older. The ...
Providers working with older adults, including primary care physicians, often miss substance abuse and misuse. They often don’t know that substance use problems affect 15% or more of the elders they serve. Some providers refuse to see substance abuse as a real problem among older adults and t...
Drug and Substance Abuse Among Older Adults This publication is part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant technical assistance program. All material appearing in this volume ex... L Pagliaro,AM Pagliaro 被引量: 0发表: 2022年 Substance Abuse among Older Adults: A Growing Pr...
Substance Misuse and Abuse in Older Adults: What Do We Need to Know to Help?Substance Misuse and Abuse in Older Adults: What Do We Need to Know to Help?With the aging of the baby boom cohort, clinicians in a variety of settings see more older adults who have problems related to substa...
These are just a few of the faces of substance abuse or misuse among older adults. They are not the images that ordinarily come to mind when we think of substance abuse, and this is a major reason why these problems often go undetected in elders. Of course, there are older adults who ...
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Alcohol and drug problems, particularly prescription drug abuse, have become a serious health concern among older adults. Although people 65 years of age and older make up only 13% of the population, they account for almost 30% of all medications prescribed in the United States. According to ...
Substance abuse is one of the most prevalent health care problems in the United States, accounting for a staggering toll on society and the afflicted individual's physical and emotional well-being (Schilit & Gomberg, 1991). For older adults, in particular, abuse of alcohol and other drugs is...
Substance abuse treatment need among older adults in 2020: the impact of the aging baby-boom cohort Background: There is concern that as the baby boom population ages in the US, there will be a substantial increase in the number of older adults needing tr... J Gfroerer,M Penne,M ...
Also, abuse of benzodiazepines, especially low-dose addiction, is widespread among older persons, although often overlooked, and patients often do not recognize their addiction. The physician has to know the correct indication, adequate dosage and pharmacological interactions. A slow-dose reduction is ...