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?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...
Abused Substances:Drugs of choice for older adults include alcohol, benzodiazepines, opioid prescription medications and marijuana. The abuse of prescription medications is expected to increase significantly. Siriwardena, Qureshi, Gibson, Collier, and Lathamn (2006) found that family physicians prescribe ...
Although the myth that older adults do not use mood-altering substances persists, evidence suggests that substance use among older adults has been underidentified for decades. The baby boom generation is unique in its exposure to, attitudes toward, and prevalence of substance use—causing projected ...
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...
In general, substance abuse and misuse vastly limit the potential to live well in old age. During the elder boom there will be tremendous growth of the number of older adults with substance use problems, in part because of the growth of the population of older adults, but also because baby...
Mattering (to feel valued and add value to self and others) is a fundamental human experience and mechanism in recovery. In this paper, we concern ourselves with the recovery of older adults with substance problems. This population is on the rise in many
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...
摘要: Discusses the screening, diagnosis and treatment recommendations for substance abuse in older adults. Prevalence of substance abuse in older patients; Behavioral symptoms and medical conditions associated with substance use disorders; Pharmacotherapy....