Substance use among older adults: a neglected problem

Lisbon
01.04.2008
Series type: Drugs in focus

Introduction

Summary: Substance use is generally associated with young people, but such problems have no age limits. Current evidence in relation to the elderly is limited, making it difficult to estimate the precise extent and implications of this concern. However, forecasts for the coming years are troubling and substance use by older adults is likely to become a neglected problem among our neglected citizens.

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Pub. Author:
EMCDDA
Issue:
18
Pages:
4
Price:
free
ISBN:
1681-5157
Catalog Number:
TDAD08001ENC
Bookshop URL:
http://bookshop.europa.eu/uri?target=EUB:NOTICE:TDAD08001:EN:HTML
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