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Substance misuse in older people has received very little attention from clinicians and policy makers. Due to the ageing population and changing trends in substance misuse, we can no longer consider this clinical issue as a rare phenomenon. Older people with such problems can present with severe physical and psychological morbidity. In this review, important issues regarding the epidemiology, diagnosis and management of substance misuse in older people are discussed.
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