Substance Use in Older Adults
Prescription medications, nicotine, and alcohol.
What are substances?
An attempt to deal with intense emotions with the help of drugs, alcohol, or other substances.
What is self-medication?
Narcotics prescribed to manage pain.
What are opioids?
A complex condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance despite harmful consequences.
What is substance use disorder?
A social crisis that had great impacts on the increase of substance use for everyone, but specifically older adults.
What is COVID-19?
Low income, high unemployment, and substandard housing conditions.
What are economic stressors?
____% of adults over the age of 65 smoke cigarettes.
What is 8?
A term referring to behaviors, values, or feelings that are align with or are acceptable to the needs and goals of one's ego, or consistent with one’s ideal self-image.
What is ego-syntonic?
Individuals more likely to face impacts from the opioid epidemic.
Who are rural adults?
Consuming 5+ drinks on an occasion for men or 4+ drinks on an occasion for women.
What is binge drinking?
The standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the US; substance use disorder is categorized in this classification.
What is the DSM-5?
Executive director and CEO of Project Lazarus in North Carolina; said to have seen situations of seniors selling their medications, mainly through their grandchildren.
Who is Fred Brason II?