Drug and Substance Abuse Among Older Adults - Identification, Analysis, and Synthesis

Drug and Substance Abuse Among Older Adults provides a timely, comprehensive overview and analysis of the silent epidemic of drug and substance abuse involving elderly Americans.

List of contents

1. Alcohol 2. Amphetamines and Cocaine 3. Caffeine and Nicotine 4 Cannabis 5. Prescription Opiate Analgesics and Heroin 6. Prescription Sedative-Hypnotics

About the author

Louis A. Pagliaro is currently Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Co-Director of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. He was formerly a tenured, full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, as well as in the faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, at the University of Alberta where he taught for over 30 years.
Ann Marie Pagliaro is currently Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Co-Director of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. She was formerly a tenured, full professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta where she taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate students, for over 30 years.

Summary

Drug and Substance Abuse Among Older Adults provides a timely, comprehensive overview and analysis of the silent epidemic of drug and substance abuse involving elderly Americans.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Marie Pagliaro, Ann Marie (University of Alberta Pagliaro, Louis A. Pagliaro, Louis A. (University of Alberta Pagliaro, Louis A. Pagliaro Pagliaro, Pagliaro Ann Marie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780367445515
• ISBN: 978-0-367-44551-5
• No. of pages: 574
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; USA, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Addiction & therapy, Psychology of ageing, United States of America, USA, Addiction and therapy