Red Flags in Aging Fundamentals NIDA InfoFacts: Prescription Drugs and Pain Medications – from the National Institute on Drug Abuse The Basics: Major Types of Elder Abuse – from the National Center on Elder Abuse Frequently Asked Questions – from the National Center on Elder Abuse Current Research Almost one-third of depressed primary care patients reported either hazardous drinking, use of illicit drugs, or misuse of prescription drugs – from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Veterans seeking help for posttraumatic stress disorder generally admit to their abuse of drugs – from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) A Response to the Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: The 2000 Survey of State Adult Protective Services – from the National Center on Elder Abuse The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study (September 1998) – from the US AOA Additional Resources Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use in the Elderly: A Public Health Issue – by David Oslin, MD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine & Philadelphia VAMC Can you spot the signs of elder mistreatment? – from Postgraduate Medicine Online Bibliography in Elder Abuse – from the University of Michigan School of Social Work Library National Action Agenda 2002: Call to Protect America’s Most Vulnerable Elders – from the National Policy Summit on Elder Abuse Views of Older Persons on Elder Abuse – from the World Health Organization, Geneva Website Article << Back to Learners' Explorer Index