Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
Substance Abuse Among Older Adults

Author: Frederic C. Blow

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-08

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0788180711

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Researchers are only beginning to realize the pervasiveness of substance abuse, such as alcohol and prescription drug misuse, among older people, thousands of whom need treatment but do not receive it. This Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) recommends best practices for identifying, screening, assessing, and treating alcohol and prescription drug abuse among people age 60 and older. Sections: alcohol; use and abuse of psychoactive prescription drugs and OTC medications; identification, screening, and assessment; referral and treatment approaches; outcomes and cost issues; legal and ethical issues; tools. Bibliography. 19 charts and tables.

Drug Abuse and the Elderly
Drug Abuse and the Elderly

Author: Douglas H. Ruben

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780810816770

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787 references primarily to journal articles and books published between 1932 and the present (greatest documentation from 1960's on). Topical arrangement. Each entry gives bibliographical information and annotation, and descriptors. Journal, author, and subject indexes.