Prevalences of illicit drug use in people aged 50 years and over from two surveys

Age and Ageing

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 553-556

  Fahmy, Viola ^a   Hatch, Stephani L ^b   Hotopf, Matthew ^b   Stewart, Robert ^b  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Amphetamine; Cannabis; Elderly; Substance use; Survey

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LYSERGIDE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DRUG USERS; ENGLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84863993144     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afs020     Document Type: Article

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