and often misdiagnosed, misunderstood, and mistreated. According to the American
Geriatrics Society (AGS)(2015), substance abuse is defined as “the use of chemical …

Patients with opioid use disorder survive longer and reach higher ages due to harm
reduction and maintenance programs. Therefor and because of concomitant comorbidities …

Many older adults struggle with lifelong addictions or become addicted to prescription drugs
that they take for coping with physical or psychological pain. There has been little attention …

The intent of the current article is to highlight via a case vignette challenges faced when
managing pain across care transitions in an older adult with multiple comorbidities …

Introduction The problematic use of substances is linked to many forms of chronic and life
threatening conditions, the majority of which affect people in later life. In part as a …

This review is the first in a three-part series on substance problems in older people. This
section reviews terminology, epidemiology, outcome studies and policy directions …

Purpose of review Substance use disorders are becoming increasingly prevalent in the
geriatric population, necessitating an updated understanding of the existing literature. This …

Outcomes 1. Describe challenges and strategies for managing pain and opioid use disorder
in patients with serious illness across various care settings, including outpatient palliative …

This chapter focuses on substance use disorders and grief in later life. Although recent
research has shown that older adults use substances at a high level, substance use …