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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