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Never too late — older people and alcohol misuse
Author(s)	J Mortimer
Journal title	Working with Older People, vol 15, no 2, 2011
Pages	pp 71-79
Source	http://www.pierprofessional.com/wwopflyer/index.ht..
Keywords	Alcoholism ; Diagnosis.
Annotation	There is a current obsession in the media with excessive drinking by young people, however evidence shows that many people over 65 have the same problems. This paper explores some of the issues around older people and alcohol. The paper highlights good practice through case studies and identifies some practical ways to prevent and reduce the risk of alcohol abuse by older people. More brief intervention for older drinkers, more specialist projects for older drinkers, and training and support for staff in all services dealing with older people who misuse alcohol is urgently needed. Additionally, specialist training for dementia services to enable them to work effectively with alcohol-related brain injury and drinkers in drug and alcohol services who are ageing are also needed. Finally the need for more research on substance misuse in older people, primarily in order to generate practical responses is highlighted. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-111220004 A
Classmark	ETA: LK7
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