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 t...
Focuses on the risk of older patients for substance abuse. Statistics on elderly substance abusers; Drugs commonly involved in substance abuse; Factors involved in the decision by clinicians not to attempt to treat a substance-abusing older patient.Sherer...
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...
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Cocaine is a frequently abused natural stimulant associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is frequently encountered in excited delirium. Naturally occurring stimulants include caffeine, Khat, ephedrine, and absinthe. Methamphetamine is a commonly abused synthetic stimulant. 3,4-Methylenedioxy...
For example, Kidd [10] found that the impact of physical abuse on suicidal behavior faded once youth left home, while sexual abuse continued to predict suicidality even after youth left their homes. Overall, youth who have experienced childhood abuse are at an increased risk of suicide. However...
The most common long-term consequence of substance abuse on eye health is permanent vision loss. The mechanism behind this effect depends on the type of drug in question, its dose, frequency, and duration. For example, long-term cocaine abuse can lead to optic nerve damage, while too much ...
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Luksiene D, Tamosiunas A, Virviciute D, Radisauskas R. The prognostic value of combined smoking and alcohol consumption habits for the estimation of cause-specific mortality in middle-age and elderly population: results from a long-term cohort study in Lithuania. Biomed...
aPercentages will not equal 100 as each participant may take more than one substance of abuse. OSU ≤ 1 6: Onset of substance use at age 16 or earlier; OSU ≥ 1 7: Onset of substance use at age 17 or later; OSU: Onset of substance use; yr: years. Discussion ...