ReviewClinics in geriatric medicine2014
Substance abuse among older adults.
Review in Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04878562 (Improving Chicago Older Adult Opioid and Pain Management Through Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support and Project ECHO), which is not on this map. Cited by 146 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Improving Chicago Older Adult Opioid and Pain Management Through Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support and Project ECHO
Who cites it
146 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 472 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-based consensus guidelines for the pharmacological management of substance dependence: Recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2026Guideline
- Prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety, sleep & substance use disorders among older adults in LMICs: A systematic review & meta-analysis.The Indian journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Is there a link between the use of benzodiazepines and related drugs and dementia? A systematic review of reviews.European geriatric medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline.The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism · 2019Guideline
- A Systematic Review of Opioid and Benzodiazepine Misuse in Older Adults.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2016Pooled it
- Brief intervention for inappropriate z-hypnotics use in older adults: a before and after intervention study in primary care.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Trial
- A brief intervention to discontinue inappropriate z-hypnotics use by older patients in primary care: a randomised controlled trial.BMC primary care · 2026Trial
- Co-use of Opioid Medications and Alcohol Prevention Study (COAPS).Substance abuse · 2023Trial
- Preoperative Counseling Method and Postoperative Opioid Usage: A Secondary Analysis of the PREOP Study.Female pelvic medicine & reconstructive surgery · 2021Trial
- Testing the initial efficacy of a mailed screening and brief feedback intervention to reduce at-risk drinking in middle-aged and older adults: the comorbidity alcohol risk evaluation study.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2015Trial
- Comparison of persons who died of drug overdoses with and without evidence of hepatitis C, United States, 2019-2024.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Age equality in mental health: Déjà vu all over again.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- Past-Month Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use by Chronic Disease and Sociodemographic Factors Among U.S. Adults 65+ Years (2021-2023).Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Article
- The Association Between Number of Chronic Conditions and Benzodiazepine Prescribing in Region Stockholm, Sweden: A Total Population-Based Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Substance use and menopausal hormone therapy: Treatment initiation and interruption among US women with and without HIV, 2008-2019.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- A 7-year retrospective evaluation of judicial cases of patients over 75 years of age, except traffic accidents.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Shared Decision-Making on Drinking Alcohol in Older Adults Living in Residential Care Facilities: Care Professionals' Perspectives.International journal of older people nursing · 2026Article
- Global substance use disorders burden from 1990 to 2021: post-COVID shifts and widening inequalities.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- HIV Risk Behaviors Among Community-Recruited Older People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) Prescreening for HPTN 094 in Washington, DC.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Mortality Trends Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Psychoactive Substance Use in Older Adults: A US Nationwide Analysis (1999-2020).Clinical cardiology · 2026Article
86 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Although the myth that older adults do not use mood-altering substances persists, evidence suggests that substance use among older adults has been underidentified for decades. The baby boom generation is unique in its exposure to, attitudes toward, and prevalence of substance use-causing projected rates of substance use to increase over the next twenty years. Given their unique biological vulnerabilities and life stage, older adults who misuse substances require special attention. Prevalence rates of substance use and misuse among older adults, methods of screening and assessment unique to older adults, and treatment options for older adults are reviewed.
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