Centro de Documentação da PJ
Monografia
 31723 | 21.B.50 |
Treatment and care for older drug users.- Luxembourg : Office for Official Publications of the European Union, 2010.- 31 p. ; 30 cm
ISBN 978-92-9168-453-3
TOXICODEPENDÊNCIA, TRATAMENTO DA TOXICODEPENDÊNCIA, CONTROLO DE TOXICODEPENDÊNCIA, POLÍTICA DE SAÚDE, UNIÃO EUROPEIA
Introductory note and acknowledgements. Introduction. Setting the scene: ageing and drug use in Europe. Ageing and problem drug use. An historical perspective. Ageing among problem drug users. Ageing among drug treatment clients. Trends among opioid substitution treatment clients. Increasing average age of drug-induced deaths. Drug use, health and social characteristics of older problem drug users in Europe. Drug use characteristics of older drug users entering treatment. Social situation of older drug users entering treatment. Physical and mental health problems among older drug users. Causes of death among older problem drug users. Responses to older problem drug users: policies, treatment and care. Drug policies. Wider health and social policies relevant to older problem drug users. What services are available for older problem drug users? How do older drug users perform in drug treatment? accommodation and alternative nursing homes. Overall findings. References.