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Drug Use Among the Elderly: A Review

David M. Petersen Department of Sociology, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia, 30303
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Frank J. Whittington Department of Sociology, Georgia State University
Pages 25-37 | Published online: 18 Jan 2012

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Carole W. Chenitz, Sally Salisbury & Joyce Takano Stone. (1990) Drug Misuse and Abuse in the Elderly. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 11:1, pages 1-16.
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Ronald L. Akers, Anthony J. La Greca, John Cochran & Christine Sellers. (1989) Social Learning Theory and Alcohol Behavior Among the Elderly. The Sociological Quarterly 30:4, pages 625-638.
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RogerG. Dunham. (1981) Aging and Changing Bitterns of Alcohol Use. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 13:2, pages 143-151.
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Ann Mandolini. (1981) The Social Contexts of Aging and Drug Use: Theoretical and Methodological Insights. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 13:2, pages 135-142.
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Mark Hochhauser. (1981) Learned Helplessness and Substance Abuse in the Elderly. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 13:2, pages 127-133.
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Meyer Glantz. (1981) Predictions of Elderly Drug Abuse. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 13:2, pages 117-126.
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DavidM. Petersen & FrankJ. Whittington. (1981) Editors' Introduction. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 13:2, pages 111-116.
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Pierluigi Graziani. (2011) La consommation excessive d’alcool chez la personne âgée. Drogues, santé et société 9:2, pages 49-74.
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Arthur MacNeill Horton & Charles J. Fogelman. 1991. Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client. Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with the Elderly Client 299 315 .
Edith S. Lisansky Gomberg. 1990. Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems. Research Advances in Alcohol and Drug Problems 171 213 .
S. Kanowski. 1986. Benzodiazepine. Benzodiazepine 131 138 .
Roland M. Atkinson & Lial L. Kofoed. 1984. Geriatric Medicine. Geriatric Medicine 219 235 .
Xavier Mas, Joan-Ramon Laporte, María Elisa Frati, Leandre Busquet, Josep Maria Arnau, Luísa Ibañez, Elisa Séculi, Dolors Capellà & Glòria Arbonés. (2016) Drug Prescribing and Use among Elderly People in Spain. Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy 17:5, pages 378-382.
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Allan R. Meyers, Eli Goldman, Ralph Hingson, Norman Scotch & Tom Mangione. (1995) Evidence for Cohort or Generational Differences in the Drinking Behavior of Older Adults. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development 14:1, pages 31-44.
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STEVEN LECLAIR & DAVID ROSENTHAL. (2011) Counseling the Elderly Substance User/Abuser. Counseling and Values 24:3, pages 166-174.
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Ernest L. Abel & James L. York. (2013) Age-related differences in response to ethanol in the rat. Physiological Psychology 7:4, pages 391-395.
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GRACE M. BARNES. (1979) Alcohol Use Among Older Persons: Findings from a Western New York State General Population Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 27:6, pages 244-250.
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James A. Thorson & Judy R. Thorson. (1979) Patient Education and the Older Drug Taker. Journal of Drug Issues 9:1, pages 85-89.
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Larry G. Peppers & Ronald G. Stover. (1979) The Elderly Abuser: A Challenge for the Future. Journal of Drug Issues 9:1, pages 73-83.
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