Comprehensive Assessment of Substance Abuse and Addiction Risk in Adolescence

2018 ◽  
pp. 25-55
Author(s):  
A. Jordan Wright
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Addiction Risk

Substance Abuse among the Elderly Population: Overview and Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani A. Kettaneh
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Addictive Disorders ◽  
Addiction Risk ◽  
Health Services Need ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The number of older adults in the United States is increasing dramatically. Increased life expectancy worldwide has led to greater populations of older adults and greater populations of older adults with alcohol use disorders. Hence, professionals in the health services need to have increased awareness about appropriate screening and treatment methods and services for working with older people with these conditions. A review of the literature was conducted to identify the impact of substance abuse on older adults. This paper provides an overview of the addictive disorders among older adults, with details about the impact of addiction, risk and protective factors, the relationship between addiction and demographics variables, and finally, the rehabilitation counselor's role in helping older adults with alcohol and substance use disorders.

Many Children Live Around Substance Abuse

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 6-7
Author(s):  
DOUG BRUNK
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse

Physician Substance Abuse Relapse

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Kevin Foley
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse

Substance Abuse in Older Psychiatric Inpatients

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilman Wetterling ◽  
Klaus Junghanns
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatient ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatients ◽  
Severe Withdrawal ◽  
Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment ◽  
Clinical Diagnoses ◽  
Multiple Substance ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
Substance Abuse Disorders

Abstract. Aim: This study investigates the characteristics of older patients with substance abuse disorders admitted to a psychiatric department serving about 250.000 inhabitants. Methods: The clinical diagnoses were made according to ICD-10. The data of the patients with substance abuse were compared to a matched sample of psychiatric inpatients without substance abuse as well as to a group of former substance abusers with long-term abstinence. Results: 19.3 % of the 941 patients aged > 65 years showed current substance abuse, 9.4 % consumed alcohol, 7.9 % took benzodiazepines or z-drugs (zolpidem and zopiclone), and 7.0 % smoked tobacco. Multiple substance abuse was rather common (30.8 %). About 85 % of the substance abusers had psychiatric comorbidity, and about 30 % showed severe withdrawal symptoms. As with the rest of the patients, somatic multimorbidity was present in about 70 % of the substance abusers. Remarkable was the lower rate of dementia in current substance abusers. Conclusion: These results underscore that substance abuse is still a challenge in the psychiatric inpatient treatment of older people.

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