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Alcohol and Drug Use Among Elderly Americans Today Annotated Bibliography
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Document Type:Annotated Bibliography
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Why Do the Elderly Turn to Alcohol and Drugs?Alcohol and substance use. (2022). U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/stress-coping/alcohol-use.html.This site maintains up-to-date statistics concerning the prevalence of alcohol and drug use among the elderly that will provide valuable background information about the severity of the problem at present for the proposed study.Best, D., Beckwith, M., Haslam, C., Alexander Haslam, S., Jetten, J., Mawson, E., & Lubman, D. I. (2016). Overcoming alcohol and other drug addiction as a process of social identity transition: the social identity model of recovery (SIMOR). Addiction Research & Theory, 24(2), 111123.In response to the growing body of evidence that indicates older people may begin or restart using drugs and/or alcohol in recent years, the authors report that there has been a corresponding interest in applying the recovery model to help the elderly better understand their current life situation and take positive steps to address their substance abuse. Using the metaphorical term, journey, the authors describe the manner in which elderly individuals who are abusing alcohol and/or drugs tend to internalize the stigma that relates to substance abuse in American society to underscore the need for therapeutic interventions that focus on helping these people overcome these stereotypes and begin a personal journey towards recovery. This study will be useful in providing potential solutions to this complex social problem.Cabin, W. (2020). Painful Places: Medicare Fails Homebound Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders. Journal of Health & Human Services Administration, 43(4), 406419.Using a critical, systematic review of the literature concerning substance abuse among the elderly in the U.S as well as interviews with 48 home care social workers, the authors conclude that elderly individuals on Medicaid are frequent substance abusers but there remains a dearth of timely and relevant studies to identify opportunities to address this nationwide problem. This lack has further exacerbated the adverse effects of substance-abusing behaviors in the elderly, an outcome that directly affects hospitalization and readmission rates. These findings provide valuable background information for the proposed study.Chiappini, S., Schifano, F., Martinotti, G., Strasser, J. C., Bonnet, U., & Scherbaum, N. (2021). Opioid painkiller dependence in a sample of elderly medical inpatients. Psychogeriatrics, 21(3), 265271.Citing the prescription opioid addiction epidemic among the elderly, the authors analyzed the prevalence of this disorder among a population of elderly medical inpatients using a cross-sectional study. The results showed that nearly 11% suffered from a dependence on opioids, and more than half (51.2%) were experiencing the beginnings of opioid dependence. These findings will be used to describe how opioids prescribed for the elderly can lead to addiction and abuse.Diniz, A., Pillon, S. C., Monteiro, S., Pereira, A., Gonalves, J., & dos Santos, M. A. (2017). Elderly substance abuse: an integrative review. Psicologia: Teoria e Prtica, 19(2), 4259.The authors provide a…
…for Laeger, 177(18), 837840.The authors note that the adverse effects associated with alcohol use tend to take place at lower levels of use among elderly individuals. In addition, these complications are frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed. These are important issues because the elderly have been shown to respond as effectively to treatment as younger people. The authors provide recommendations that will be used to describe potential interventions in the proposed study.Wolf, I.-K., Du, Y., & Knopf, H. (2017). Changes in prevalence of psychotropic drug use and alcohol consumption among the elderly in Germany: results of two National Health Interview and Examination Surveys 1997-99 and 2008-11. BMC Psychiatry, 17(1), 90.The use of psychotropic drugs and alcohol by the elderly has multiple long-term health risks, but this population remains understudied to determine the outcomes with any precision at present. The results of this study showed that long-term changes in cognitive function can be caused by alcohol and drug usage, most especially among older single men with lower levels of education. These results are congruent with the findings of other recent studies and will be used to describe the significance of this public health problem.ConclusionThe research for the annotated bibliography was consistent in showing that the problem of alcohol and drug use among the elderly remains understudied. The studies to date indicate that what is know for certain is that the problem is more severe and complex…
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