Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment
Prescription drug abuse and dependence is an increasing concern for older adults. This article describes issues specific to older adults with late onset abuse or dependence on prescription sedatives and/or opiates.The older adult with late onset should not be viewed as having the same issues as i...
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Indiana University School of Social Work
2007-12-01
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| description | Prescription drug abuse and dependence is an increasing concern for older
adults. This article describes issues specific to older adults with late onset abuse or
dependence on prescription sedatives and/or opiates.The older adult with late onset
should not be viewed as having the same issues as individuals who have a life pat-
tern of drug and alcohol abuse/dependence.A chart review of older adults in a treatment program contrasts late onset prescription dependence clients (n=12) and early
onset addiction clients (n=104) and outlines differences and similarities between the
two samples. Social workers need to understand the specific and changing needs of
older adults as they relate to assessment and treatment of drug abuse and dependence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41eecf0f244a4225a4585be4c2789d212022-12-22T00:32:28ZengIndiana University School of Social WorkAdvances in Social Work1527-85652331-41252007-12-0182264274162Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for TreatmentKathy LayLucy J. KingPrescription drug abuse and dependence is an increasing concern for older adults. This article describes issues specific to older adults with late onset abuse or dependence on prescription sedatives and/or opiates.The older adult with late onset should not be viewed as having the same issues as individuals who have a life pat- tern of drug and alcohol abuse/dependence.A chart review of older adults in a treatment program contrasts late onset prescription dependence clients (n=12) and early onset addiction clients (n=104) and outlines differences and similarities between the two samples. Social workers need to understand the specific and changing needs of older adults as they relate to assessment and treatment of drug abuse and dependence.https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/205Addiction and the agedsedative abusesedative dependenceopiate dependenceopiate abusedependence |
| spellingShingle | Kathy Lay Lucy J. King Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment Advances in Social Work Addiction and the aged sedative abuse sedative dependence opiate dependence opiate abuse dependence |
| title | Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment |
| title_full | Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment |
| title_fullStr | Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment |
| title_short | Late Onset of Prescription Drug Abuse or Dependence Among Older Adults: Implications for Treatment |
| title_sort | late onset of prescription drug abuse or dependence among older adults implications for treatment |
| topic | Addiction and the aged sedative abuse sedative dependence opiate dependence opiate abuse dependence |
| url | https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/205 |
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