Search resultsAlcohol Use and the Elderly: Health Consequences and Intervention Strategies
Title
Alcohol Use and the Elderly: Health Consequences and Intervention Strategies
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2003
Authors
Journal
Consultant Pharmacist
Volume
18
Issue
5
Pagination
437 - 450
Date published
2003
ISBN
08885109 (ISSN)
Keywords
Acamprosate, Aged, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcoholism, cancer risk, clinical feature, clinical trial, cognitive defect, diarrhea, disulfiram, elderly care, epidemiological data, gastrointestinal disease, health status, heredity, human, immune system, Liver Cirrhosis, long term care, musculoskeletal disease, nalmefene, naltrexone, review, tooth disease
Abstract
Long-term alcohol use can result in health disorders ranging from dental and musculoskeletal problems to cirrhosis, gastrointestinal disorders, and severe cognitive deficits. This article will explore those and other sequelae of alcohol use, as well as evolving concepts in treatment of alcoholism.