An Update on Drug Dependence in the Elderly

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil F. Pascarelli
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Present Status ◽  
Youth Culture ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
Methadone Treatment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Treatment Programs

The present status of drug abuse patterns among the elderly is complex. As we learn more about drug dependence, stereotyped ideas have given way to the realization that medical, psychiatric, environmental and socioeconomic factors play a major role in the way drugs are perceived and misused by the elderly. While opiates use persists, many elderly are now in methadone treatment programs where the median age continues to rise. Presently the principal drugs of abuse for the aged are in the category of depressants including alcohol. Mixed drug use is particularly hazardous. Hallucinogens, marijuana and stimulants are primarily drugs of the youth culture.

The Elderly Abuser: A Challenge for the Future

1979 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry G. Peppers ◽  
Ronald G. Stover
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
White Male ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Substance Abusing ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Holistic Manner

This paper explores three basic questions: (1) Who is the elderly abuser and what are his drugs of abuse?, (2) How does he become identified by institutionalized treatment programs?, and (3) How do treatment programs respond? The data on which the conclusions are based were collected from 5500 older individuals who entered treatment during 1976. Findings led to the following conclusions: (1) The elderly abusing population is primarily white, male, and unemployed; (2) Alcohol is by far the principal substance of abuse; (3) Identification by treatment programs is usually initiated by the individual, his family or friends, or by social control agencies; and (4) the elderly abuser is seldom treated in a holistic manner. This research illuminates the lack of effective treatment modalities for the elderly substance abusing population.

scholarly journals PENGARUH KOMUNIKASI TENAGA FARMASI DALAM UPAYA PENINGKATAN PEMAHAMAN LANSIA TERHADAP DAGUSIBU OBAT (DAPATKAN, GUNAKAN, SIMPAN, BUANG) DI DESA KOPEN KABUPATEN BOYOLALI

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-137
Author(s):  
Amanda Anisawati ◽  
Faizatul Isma ◽  
Ilham La Tansa ◽  
Rafidah Hanifah ◽  
Rizky Nur Diana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Know How ◽  
Intervention Method ◽  
The Village ◽  
Liquid Medicine

Irrational use of drugs and their abusers is a problem that is often found in society.  Based on the survey data obtained, there are still residents who get drugs freely without monitoring medical and pharmaceutical personnel or the drugs purchased are medicines from grocery stores, and many residents in Kopen village, Boyolali, do not know how to use appropriate drugs and how to store them.  The correct medicine and many of them are still throwing away liquid medicine in the package and without paying attention to damage the medicine package. Education about the drug Dagusibu is one of the efforts we do as pharmaceutical personnel to prevent irrational drug use and to prevent drug abuse by the community, especially the elderly in Kopen Village, Boyolali.  The method used is a preventive intervention method and a quantitative approach to the elderly using the Dagusibu questionnaire that we created.  Based on filling out the questionnaire before we do the socilization, it was found that 73% of the elderly who do not understand, 18% of the elderly who have little understanding and 7% of the elderly who are accompanied by a guardian who already understands. The understanding of Dagusibu drugs by the elderly in the Village Kopen, Boyolali categorized't get it. It needs to be held socialization to improve the understanding of the elderly and also residents in the Village kopen, Boyolali. After socialization, the obtained results of the questionnaire 27% still do not understand, 64% already understand and also 9% are elderly, accompanied by a guardian in the use of the drug. The conclusion of this research is the role of pharmaceutical personnel hold a very important role in conveying information and education in an improved understanding of the elderly and residents in the Village kopen, Boyolali..

Pretreatment Drug Use by Patients Entering Drug Treatment Programs during 1971–1973

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Dwayne Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Abuse Reporting ◽  
Polydrug Use ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
National Drug

Patterns of pretreatment drug abuse are described for 28,419 drug users who entered community-based treatment centers that participated in the national Drug Abuse Reporting Program during 1971–1973. Daily heroin use was reported by 60 per cent of the patients; one-third used daily heroin but no nonopioids, one-third used daily heroin and either cocaine, marihuana, or both, and the remainder used other nonopioids (particularly barbiturates) with daily heroin. Polydrug use (three or more nonopioids) was common among the patients who used no heroin or used it infrequently. As expected, polydrug use was most frequent among younger individuals, while daily heroin use (especially without other drugs) was increasingly prevalent among older age groups. Although alcohol use in at least moderate amounts was reported by only a third of the sample, it was most frequent among polydrug users, and was least frequent among daily users of heroin only. Within groups categorized by general patterns of illicit drug use, however, prevalence of alcohol use was higher among males than females, and increased with age.

Coping with Student Drug Use

1974 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-50
Author(s):  
John L. Young
Keyword(s):  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
Basic Information ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
Student Drug Use ◽  
Campus Ministers ◽  
Narrative Account

Many campus ministers must deal with drug abuse by students. While the usual training for the ministry does develop attitudes useful for dealing with this problem, specific tools are also needed. Some basic information on particular drugs of abuse is provided, along with more general facts on drugs as biological chemicals. A narrative account of experiences with one approach is offered, along with applied reflections that extend toward some of the likely underlying causes. Campus ministers are in a position to deal with these as well.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Patterns of Drug Abuse among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Lifetime Prevalence ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Nigerian Students

Background: In recent time, there has been a rise in the use of alcohol and psychoactive substances and the associated consequences among Nigerian students in tertiary institutions. Despite being a major public health concern, there are few studies that examined prevalence of alcohol and drug use among students of different tertiary institutions at the same point in time. Method: The self-administered WHO Student Drug Use Questionnaire was used to collect data on drug use among 1233 college students from the Federal College of Education, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and University of Agriculture all in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Results: The lifetime prevalence of use of one or more drugs of abuse was 69.2%. The highest lifetime prevalence rates were for alcohol (34.3%), tobacco (14.4%), hypnosedatives (8.8%) and cannabis (6.2%). The majority of respondents who abused psychoactive drugs initiated the habit in primary and secondary school. Alcohol use was more common among male students and Christians. It was also associated with parental drug use, parental educational level and marital status. Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of drug abuse among the students. There is a need for more studies on drug use among college students with a view to mapping out appropriate preventive and intervention programmes in Nigeria.

Patterns of Criminal Activity among Methadone Clients and Current Narcotics Users Not in Treatment

1984 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana E. Hunt ◽  
Douglas S. Lipton ◽  
Barry Spunt
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Methadone Treatment ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Cross Tolerance ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Treatment Population

Much prior research has looked at the changes in criminal activity of narcotics addicts when they enter methadone maintenance treatment programs. Because of the special nature of methadone, a drug which produces a cross-tolerance to other opiates in the user making continued heroin use difficult, the methadone treatment population has also been examined for answers to basic questions about the relationship between drug use and crime. This paper draws on interviews and ethnographic data collection with 368 methadone maintenance clients and 142 narcotics users not currently in treatment to explore the relationship between drug use and criminal activity. Results indicate that methadone clients are not only less involved in criminal activity than users not in treatment, but also among those clients who do continue criminal activity, there is less involvement in more serious crimes such as robbery, burglary, or dealing heroin and cocaine. The differences between those in treatment and those not in treatment are not a function of a lower level or criminal activity prior to treatment, but relate to being in treatment. Methadone clients who continue to commit crime are either clients continuing to use heroin and/or cocaine or clients for whom crime is an income or an income supplement.

scholarly journals Laboratory Profile of Women Substance Users Seeking Treatment at Tertiary Care Centre in North India: A Retrospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Drugs Of Abuse ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
North India ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Substance Users ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Laboratory Test Results

Background: Women substance use is on increase worldwide. In India, published research on women substance users is limited. There is a need for quantitative and qualitative research on effective interventions for women. The present study aimed to assess the drug use pattern among women substance users based on urinalysis. Methodology: Retrospective review of laboratory records (2007-2018) was carried out for females seeking treatment at an apex de-addiction centre of North India. Their drug use history and laboratory test results were examined. Descriptive statistics was applied using SPSS 22.0. Results: A total of 29,339 tests were performed for drugs of abuse. Among them 415 tests (1.41%) represented women substance users with a mean age of 33.82 (10.58) years. Female to male ratio was found to be 1:70. Majority was diagnosed for Opioid Dependence Syndrome (ODS) (56.9%) followed by Nicotine (8.92%), Cannabis (4.3%), Alcohol (3.38%), Benzodiazepines (3.13%), and Inhalant (0.7%) dependence. The positive urinalysis result showed 56.86%, 27.45%, 9.81%, and 1.96% positive for codeine, morphine, cannabis and cotinine respectively. Conclusion: Substance use disorders have been found to be fairly prevalent in women. Urinalysis plays a pivotal role in the clinical management of patients in substance abuse treatment programs.

Identification of Dropouts at the Initial Stage of Drug Abuse Treatment

1975 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 945-946 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Ungerer ◽  
Robert J. Harford ◽  
Randall S. Coloni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Drug Dependence ◽  
Mental Health Center ◽  
Treatment Programs ◽  
Drug Abuse Treatment ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Abuse Treatment ◽  
Level Of Aspiration

32 applicants to the Drug Dependence Unit of the Connecticut Mental Health Center were administered Level of Aspiration Board Tasks. The results indicated that, relative to applicants (12 males, 4 females) who actually entered treatment programs, applicants (14 males, 2 females) who failed to enter were significantly less realistic and less cautious in terms of their achievement aspiration.

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