Substance abuse and mental health services administration has called substance abuse in older adult populations an invisible epi
demic and expressed which of the following concerns (1) The abuse could involve prescription drugs
(2) Screening questionnaires are too often not appropriate for older adults
(3) As people age, their alcohol consumption increases
(4) Substance abuse is often undetected in older adults
(1) The abuse could involve prescription drugs, (2) Screening questionnaires are too often not appropriate for older adults (4) Substance abuse is often undetected in older adults
Explanation:
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA] have rightly said that the use of prescription drugs by people to help them have fun, lose weight and do other things could amount to abuse.
They further stated that screening questionnaires may not be the best option to use while trying to get some information from elderly people, but some contents of these questions could be brought in when conversing with them for them to freely open up and provide the required information.
Adults, in some cases are not bold enough to talk about their involvement in taking alcohol and prescription drugs and that makes it difficult for substance abuse to be detected in them.
Substance abuse is often undetected in older adults. Screening questionnaires are too often not in any way appropriate for older adults. The abuse could involve prescription drugs.
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