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Geriatric Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Schuckit, Marc A.
Gerontologist, 17, 2, 168-174, Apr 77
This paper reviews the literature and presents new data on alcohol and drug problems in older individuals. Drug abusers include users of opiates, inadvertent misusers, and deliberate abusers of nonopiates. Two to 10 percent of the elderly are alcoholic, and these are usually individuals beginning alcohol abuse after age 40. (Author)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Gerontology, Older Adults, Research Projects, State of the Art Reviews
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