Health Promotion

Prevention
- Teach about negative effects
- Provide support
Early detection
- Initiate brief interventional techniques
- Refer for treatment

Gerontologic Considerations

Older adults are often unaware of their substance use problems
Difficult to recognize
- Don’t fit the image of users
- Symptoms can mimic medical conditions i.e. liver damage and cardiovascular, GI, and endocrine problems
  - Use may cause confusion, delirium, memory loss, and neuromuscular impairment
- At greater risk for medical problems associated with substance use
Screening
- Use all information resources
- Discuss drug and alcohol use
- Assess current medication knowledge
- The Short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test – Geriatric Version

About Transportation Safety

HIGHLIGHTS Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the US. Deaths from crashes in 2020 resulted in over $430 billion in total

Older Adult Health

Print Data are for the U.S. Life expectancy at 65 years Both sexes: 18.9 years Men: 17.5 years Women: 20.2 years Source: Mortality in the

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