Drug and Substance Abuse Among Older Adults

Drug and Substance Abuse Among Older Adults provides a timely, comprehensive overview and analysis of the silent epidemic of drug and substance abuse involving elderly Americans.

Louis A. Pagliaro is currently Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Co-Director of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. He was formerly a tenured, full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, as well as in the faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, at the University of Alberta where he taught for over 30 years. Ann Marie Pagliaro is currently Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, and Co-Director of the Substance Abusology and Clinical Pharmacology Research Group. She was formerly a tenured, full professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Alberta where she taught and supervised undergraduate and graduate students, for over 30 years.

1. Alcohol 2. Amphetamines and Cocaine 3. Caffeine and Nicotine 4 Cannabis 5. Prescription Opiate Analgesics and Heroin 6. Prescription Sedative-Hypnotics