When Older Adult Substance Abuse Affects Others: What Helps and What Doesn't?

Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-226

  Ligon, Jan ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84877850126     PISSN: 1533256X     EISSN: 15332578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533256X.2013.784686     Document Type: Article

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