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Substance misuse in older people
Injecting drug use continues in older drug users too
BMJ 2017; 359 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j4738 (Published 17 October 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;359:j4738
- Peter Higgs, senior lecturer1,
- Paul Dietze, professor2
- 1Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Melbourne 3083, Australia
- 2Burnet Institute, Melbourne 3004, Australia
- p.higgs{at}latrobe.edu.au
Rao and Roche note that the number of people aged over 50 who have substance misuse problems is rising globally across a range of settings.1 This rise also applies to people who inject drugs, at least in the developed world.2
Australian surveillance data from 2016 indicate a large, ageing cohort of (predominantly) opioid injectors.3 Similarly, national data show that 22% of over …
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