Background Historically, issues relating to problem substance use among older people have
received little attention, and have only recently been recognised. Methods A literature review …

Historically, older adults have not had high rates of substance use and, previously, older
adults reduced their substance use with increasing age. 1 However, this is changing …

Background Older adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) are a medically complex
population. The current study evaluated trends in older adults seeking treatment for OUD …

Despite the significant cost of prescription (Rx) drug abuse and calls from policymakers for
effective interventions, there is limited research on the effects of policies intended to limit …

Background: Surgeons and health care systems have received a call to action in an effort to
curtail the current opioid epidemic. Purpose: To (1) define the natural history of opioid …

Background Based on projections of increasing older adult nonmedical prescription drug
use (NMPDU) prevalence, we investigated whether increases had occurred in opioid …

Introduction: Among people receiving current or previous opioid maintenance treatment
(OMT), the leading cause of premature death is an opioid overdose. However, other causes …

Background Mortality rates and causes of death among individuals in opioid agonist
treatment (OAT) vary according to several factors such as geographical region, age, gender …

Aims To provide an overview of research literature on ageing and older people who use
illicit opioids and stimulants by documenting the conceptual frameworks used and content …

Objectives To describe and explore somatic disease burdens of ageing long-term patients in
opioid maintenance treatment (OMT), a unique population emerging in countries offering …