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Substance misuse and dependence: older people deserve better services

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1999

Ilana B Crome  and
Ed Day
Ilana B Crome
Affiliation:
School of Health Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, WolverhamptonUK
Ed Day
Affiliation:
School of Health Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, WolverhamptonUK
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Abstract

It is not easy to establish with any confidence the prevalence of drug misuse in older people. The issue is confounded by variations in definition of what constitutes ‘elderly’ and ‘drug misuse’, and by the types of sample used (Tables 1 and 2). There are few large-scale studies in the UK, and much of the information has been extrapolated from the American findings. The available information can be organized into four main areas:

Type
Review Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , November 1999 , pp. 327 - 342
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1999

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