T?F Substance Use

Question 1

A glass of wine taken regularly before going to bed will help an older person sleep better

Answer 1

False it’s a sedative but over time it’ll have a paradoxical affect

Question 2

Same amount of alcohol usually has a greater effect on older people than on younger adults

Answer 2

True, older people show greater sensativy to alcohol

Question 3

If an older person says an older person is their last pressure its best ot allow the person to continue drinking eveni f the alochol becomes problematic as long as others aren’t at risk

Answer 3

False promotes lonliness and isolation. But think of deer lodge.

Question 4

Older adults have no success in treatment programs

Answer 4

False have a high recovery rate with better change than younger

Question 5

Treatment is just to stopping drinking?

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Signs of alcoholism in older adults is often mistaken as signs of aging or chronic aging

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Older are more likely than younger to admit to an alcohol problem

Answer 7

False it’s a strong moral issues and feelings of shame and guikt are more engrained than in younger adults. Denial is strong

Question 8

Over the counter meds and alcholol can be safety taken together

Answer 8

False

Question 9

If you take a med for years there’s not reason to change when the person is older

Answer 9

False some might be dangerously high

Question 10

Only people who drink larger quantities of alcohol on a regular basis have an alcohol problem

Answer 10

False it’s not the quanitities that cruitial is what the alcohol foes to the person and their functioning/relationships