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 ...
Substance abuse problems in older adults are most often associated with the misuse of alcohol and over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription drugs. According to current estimates, the rate of diagnosable alcohol abuse disorders is 2.75% for older men and 0.51% for older women. But upward of 15%...
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 substance use-particularly misuse of alcohol and psychoactive prescription medications. The...
Alcohol and substance abuse in older adults until recently has received little empirical attention in the literature. However, in light of the increasing n... CJ King,VBV Hasselt,DL Segal,... - 《Addictive Behaviors》 被引量: 70发表: 1994年 Treatment of Substance Abuse in Older Adults Substa...
Risk factors for psychoactive substance abuse in older adults include social isolation, which can lead to depression (Youdin, 2016). This can be caused by the death of a spouse/partner, family members and/or friends, retirement, moving, and reduced activity levels. Additionally, medical condition...
Substance Abuse in the Elderly Abstract There are two different groups in terms of age of onset of alcohol drinking among the older drinkers. The ‘early-onset’ alcoholics begin drinking in their early twenties. The ‘late onset’ tend to be highly educated, and stressful life event frequently...
Risk factors for psychoactive substance abuse in older adults include social isolation, which can lead to depression (Youdin, 2016). This can be caused by the death of a spouse/partner, family members and/or friends, retirement, moving, and reduced activity levels. Additionally, medical condition...
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...
Studies show that substance abuse in older people is common, but frequently goes undiagnosed. Although alcohol abuse is most common, abuse of narcotic and sedative drugs also occurs. Older adults are particularly susceptible to adverse medical outcomes from substance abuse, and recent studies show ...
this number will increase to 52 million. This general aging trend within our society, combined with the fact that substance abuse and, more specifically, alcohol abuse is the single most prevalent psychiatric disorder among males suggests that management of substance use disorders in elderly individual...