title: Substance abuse in later life.
abstract: Substance abuse affects an appreciable portion of the elderly population. Elderly people have characteristics that could hinder identification, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment of substance abuse. If physicians use strategies specific to the elderly, management is often successful.
authors.affiliation: Substance Abuse in Later Life Program, South Alberta Regional Geriatric Centre, Calgary.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Archangelo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D015995:Prevalence; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D012307:Risk Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016312:Treatment Refusal