title: Substance misuse in the older population.
abstract: Substance misuse among the older population is largely overlooked and underreported. Many factors contribute to this, not least the fact that presentation may be atypical and hence easily missed by the medical practitioner. There may be many clues to its existence, provided the physician remains alert to these. Despite this it is quite comforting to know that once identified, the evidence to date suggests that older people may respond at least as well as younger people to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Springfield Unit, City General Hospital, Stoke on Trent ST4 6QG, UK. adrianmcgrath@aol.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crome
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Crome
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs