Knauer Christina
Emergency Care Center at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fla, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2003 May-Jun;24(3):152-4. doi: 10.1067/mgn.2003.39.
Substance abuse is a widely identified problem in our society. Alcohol abuse is the most problematic, yet most undertreated. Primary care practitioners often do not screen the geriatric population appropriately for at-risk drinking, so the condition goes undiagnosed. This oversight is complicated by the fact that many manifestations of alcohol abuse do not present themselves until well into the disease process. This article explores the practitioner's role in geriatric alcohol abuse assessment and treatment and the impact of geriatric alcohol abuse on society.
药物滥用是我们社会中一个广为人知的问题。酒精滥用问题最为突出，但治疗却最为不足。初级保健医生常常没有对老年人群体进行适当的高危饮酒筛查，因此这种情况往往未被诊断出来。许多酒精滥用的症状直到疾病发展到相当程度才会显现，这一事实使得这种疏忽变得更加复杂。本文探讨了医生在老年酒精滥用评估和治疗中的作用，以及老年酒精滥用对社会的影响。
