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Alcohol and Substance Abuse In Older Adults Volume 38, Issue 1, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 38-1

  • Book

  • November 2021
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5671489

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.

Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

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Table of Contents

Alcohol Use Disorder in Older Adults
Screening for and Management of Opioid Use Disorder in Older Adults in Primary Care
Illicit Drug Use in Older Adults: An Invisible Epidemic?
Hallucinogen Use and Misuse in Older Adults
Cannabis Use and Misuse in Older Adults
Abuse/Misuse of Prescription Medications in Older Adults
Over-The-Counter Remedies in Older Adults: Patterns of Use, Potential Pitfalls, and Proposed Solutions
Nicotine Use Disorder in Older Adults
A Brewed Awakening: Neuropsychiatric Effects of Caffeine in Older Adults
Applying Geriatric Principles to Hazardous Drinking in Older Adults
Substance Misuse and the Older Offender
Prevention Strategies of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults

Authors

George T. Grossberg Samuel W. Fordyce Professor, Director Geriatric Psychiatry, Saint Louis University. Rita Khoury Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Adult and Geriatric Psychiatrist, Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program, Saint George Hospital University Medical CenterSGHUMC, University of Balamand School of medicine, Beirut, Adjunct Faculty, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA.