Exam 22: Substance Use Disorders and the Older Adult

Benzodiazepines are very rarely prescribed to those over 65 years of age; in fact, less than 1% of this population is prescribed this category of drug.

How does your textbook define an "abstainer" from alcohol use?

Those who were born between 1945 and 1965 are frequently referred to as .

Those who are over the age of are considered the oldest of the older adults.

Approximately 20% of older adults pooled revealed that they take medications for which they are currently not prescribed.

Almost half of men and slightly more than of women over the age of 60 use alcohol.

Which physical process is known to play a role in the dementia or pseudo-dementia symptoms of those with an SUD?

A person who is considered a social drinker has no more than drink(s) per day and does not show symptoms of an alcohol use disorder.

The most common medication misuse in older persons is

Which of the following subsets make up two-thirds of the older population with AUDs?

Keandrea drinks more than the recommended amount of alcohol but has had few health or social consequences related to this behavior.She is considered a(n) drinker.

"Moderate" alcohol use in those over 65 years of age is defined as one standard drink or can of beer in a 24-hour period.

Which of the following does your book note as a problem with the way in which health care workers view substance use in older adults?

Why are older individuals generally not screened for substance use disorders?

Patrick has just celebrated his 65th birthday.Given the information in your textbook, you can assume that he has already experienced a reduction in of about 10-20%.

Review some of the complications associated with the diagnosis of an alcohol or substance use disorder in the elderly.

Jonah is a 59-year-old man who regularly uses an illicit substance.If he is like most of the adults in this age bracket who use such compounds, what is most likely his drug of choice?

How does the body's ability to handle alcohol change as one ages?

Prescription misuse is a particularly problematic issue for the elderly.Discuss how this topic is important in the discussion of SUDs in older adults.

When Bensalom was a younger adult in his 20s and 30s, he had intermittent problems with alcohol but was never diagnosed with an alcohol use disorder.Now in his 70s, the problem has returned to the point of a diagnosis and a need for treatment.Bensalom belongs to the subgroup of those with an alcohol use disorder called .