Psychoactive drug abuse in older adults

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 380-394

  Simoni Wastila, Linda ^a   Yang, Huiwen Keri ^b  

^a Long term Care Initiative   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse; drugs; geriatric; opioids; prescription; tranquilizers

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; FLURAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; LYSERGIDE; METHADONE; METHAQUALONE; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OXAZEPAM; OXYCODONE; PENTAZOCINE; PETHIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TRANQUILIZER; TRIAZOLAM; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; COMORBIDITY; DETOXIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER BIAS; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHADONE TREATMENT; MORTALITY; MOTOR COORDINATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYPHARMACY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33846858210     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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