Substance Abuse Among Older Adults: A Treatment Improvement Protocol

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Year: 1998
Pages: 173
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0788180711

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Frederic C. Blow (ed). Researchers are only beginning to realize the pervasiveness of substance abuse, such as alcohol & 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, & treating alcohol & prescription drug abuse among people age 60 & older. Sections: alcohol; use & abuse of psychoactive prescription drugs & OTC medications; identification, screening, & assessment; referral & treatment approaches; outcomes & cost issues; legal & ethical issues; tools. Bibliography. 19 charts & tables.

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