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Chapter 7 - Drug Misuse in Older People

Old Problems and New Challenges

from Section 1 - Epidemiology and Types of Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 September 2020

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Ajay Wagle  and
Vellingiri Raja Badrakalimuthu
Edited by
Julian C. Hughes  and
Philippa Lilford
Julian C. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Bristol
Philippa Lilford
Affiliation:
Severn Deanery, University of Bristol
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An increase in the population of older people, associated with the increasing demand for holistic care to meet their complex needs, has focused attention on substance misuse in older adults. There is growing awareness among health and social care professionals of the challenges that older adults face in accessing and receiving appropriate treatment for substance misuse and the need for policy revisions to define an inclusive substance misuse service that will be able to address addiction and the impact on physical, mental and social well-being of vulnerable and frail older people.

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Clinical Topics in Old Age Psychiatry , pp. 105 - 115
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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