Older adults' misuse of alcohol, medicines, and other drugs : research and practice issues /

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Imprint:New York : Springer, c1997.
Description:xix, 275 p. : port. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3469277
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Other authors / contributors:Gurnack, Anne Marie.
ISBN:0826195008
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index.
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Summary:It includes a useful review of medical manifestations of alcoholism; techniques on how to detect early versus late onset of alcoholism; and treatment alternatives for alcohol abusers. It also focuses on prescriptive and illicit drug abuse. The topics include misuse of prescription drugs; interactions between alcohol and drugs; and drug misuse in nursing homes.
Physical Description:xix, 275 p. : port. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index.
ISBN:0826195008