Friday, June 22, 2007

Invisible Epidemic Of Pensioner Drug Users

An "invisible epidemic" of pensioners who misuse drugs is being ignored by mental health services, despite the fact that treatments work just as well for the over sixties, as for younger people. The older drug user is a far cry from the tabloid myth of the granny selling spare tranquillisers to young addicts to make a bit of extra cash. [click link for full article]
From: www.medicalnewstoday.com

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