Elderly male with late-onset heroin dependence

Elderly male with late-onset heroin dependence

Substance use disorders usually have their onset during the adolescent period. However, in rare cases environmental and psychosocial factors can contribute toward a later onset. We describe a case of an elderly male who initiated his heroin use for the first time at 65 years of age and eventually de...

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Main Authors: Akansha Bhardwaj, Sidharth Arya, Sunila Rathee, Rajiv Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Geriatric Mental Health
Subjects:
elderly
late-onset dependence
loneliness
opioid dependence
substance use
Online Access:http://www.jgmh.org/article.asp?issn=2348-9995;year=2021;volume=8;issue=1;spage=51;epage=53;aulast=Bhardwaj

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