Help seeking for drug and alcohol problems among adults age 50 and older: A comparison of the NLAES and NESARC surveys

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 131, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 157-161

  Sacco, Paul ^a   Kuerbis, Alexis ^b,c   Goge, Nicole ^a   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene   (United States)

^c Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Epidemiology; Services; Treatment; Trends

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878572658     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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