Changing profile of abused substances by older persons entering treatment

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 196, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 898-905

  Lofwall, Michelle R ^a   Schuster, Alyson ^b   Strain, Eric C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Geriatric; Substance abuse; Treatment admissions; Trends

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; ADDICTION; AGE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149218727     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31818ec7ee     Document Type: Article

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