01597nam a2200193   4500001000700000010001800007100004100025101000800066200004400074210007700118215001700195330098600212606002401198606003801222606003601260606002601296606002101322710006001343390081  a9789291684533  a20110204d2010       y0pory50      ba  aeng  aTreatment and care for older drug users  aLuxembourgcOffice for Official Publications of the European Uniond2010  a31 p.d30 cm  aIntroductory 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.  aTOXICODEPENDÊNCIA  aTRATAMENTO DA TOXICODEPENDÊNCIA  aCONTROLO DE TOXICODEPENDÊNCIA  aPOLÍTICA DE SAÚDE  aUNIÃO EUROPEIA  aEUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION