McMahon A L
Nurse Pract Forum. 1993 Dec;4(4):231-8.
Substance abuse in the elderly is often missed by primary care providers. The signs, symptoms, and behaviors of older individuals with alcohol and other drug problems are frequently different from those noted in younger populations. This article reviews the prevalence of substance abuse among the elderly, characteristics of the elderly abuser, physiological effects and clinical manifestations, and primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention with the elderly abuser.
基层医疗服务提供者常常忽视老年人的药物滥用问题。患有酒精及其他药物问题的老年人的体征、症状和行为往往与年轻人群体中所观察到的不同。本文综述了老年人药物滥用的患病率、老年滥用者的特征、生理影响和临床表现，以及针对老年滥用者的一级、二级和三级预防。
