Improving Quality of Life

And, finally, we have to follow through and ensure older adults, their associated with substance use and their impacts medical and obstetrical consequences of problematic Unfortunately, addressing the issue of substance use families and caregivers know how to access the services on healthy aging; and drug use and dependency in pregnant women, as well as the short- and long-term effects that prenat [...] Alcohol’s accessibility and aging,” highlighting the importance of specific lifestyle As the population ages, a deeper knowledge of how the prevalence of use make it the substance of greatest risk, and psychological factors that help people adapt to the aging process changes the brain will be critical to better with the widest range of harms, for older adults. [...] Ultimately, the best approaches are those issue of under-diagnosis and under-reporting of SUDs in use of a psychoactive substance and experienced by an that are tailored to reflect the unique sensitivities of older older adults, which, in turn, will improve treatment outcomes Substance dependence:2 A physiological dependence individual who continues to use the substance despite the adults. [...] Substance misuse:3 The use of a psychoactive substance prevention and detection of SUDs in older adults, with a means delivering more training and education to healthcare in a way that increases the risk of harmful consequences brief discussion of some of the more innovative programs professionals and students, helping them improve the for the person misusing the substance. [...] Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction 9 Substance Use In Canada—Improving Quality of Life: Substance Use and Aging Substance Use In Canada—Improving Quality of Life: Substance Use and Aging 1.1 Introduction number of older adults rose from 2.7 million to 4.8 million, estimates the share of Canada’s gross domestic product (age 60–69) decades of life.