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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Our invisible addicts First Report of the Older Persons’ Substance Misuse Working Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists


This report has brought together a group of health professionals with expertise in substance misuse in older people, whose remit it has been to develop the existing knowledge base according to the following terms of reference:
  • examining the nature and extent of substance misuse in older people
  • identifying precipitants and complications highlighting best-­practice guidance
  • exploring training opportunities
  • developing future strategy, encompassing clinical service provision and developments, training and education, research, and policy.

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