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- My good-night kiss was two double Jack Daniel's. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p2
Presents excerpts from personal accounts of recovering alcoholics. Among them is Athol Fugard's, a South African viewed as one of the world's most prominent playwrights.
- Evaluating alcohol use in elders. Willenbring, M. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p22
Discusses the role of the clinician in evaluating alcohol abuse in the elderly. The professional's attitude; Evaluation approaches; Screening techniques. INSET: Giving clients the `heat.'..
- Older problem drinkers: A community treatment continuum. Dunlop, J.; Manghelli, D. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p33
Describes the six components of a continuum, developed by a coalition from the Portland-Vancouver area, on alcoholism in the elderly. Prevention; Intervention; Detoxification. INSET: References..
- TAP trains housing managers to help alcoholic tenants. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p41
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- A multimedia program on problem drinking in later life. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p43
Examines a multimedia community education workshop on alcohol problems in later life developed by a team of gerontologists and training specialists at Oregon State University. How it helps the person; `Winter Comforts,' a slide/sound media program; Cost of materials.
- Utah's `Quality Aging,' broad-based prevention of problem drinking. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p44
Looks at the backdoor approach to alcohol abuse prevention used by the Quality Aging Program in Salt Lake City, Utah. This program sees alcoholism as an attempt to self medicate pain. Workshop topics; Gratifying aspects of the program; How seniors are learning new ways to cope.
- Help for families and friends of alcoholics. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p49
Describes several groups and organizations that help family and friends of alcoholics. Al-Anon; Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA); National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACA). INSET: Advice for the family.;Books for families and friends of....
- AoA funds PSA's on alcohol abuse and research on prevalence. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p56
Reports on public service announcements (PSA's) for radio and television, on identification and treatment of problem drinking in the elderly, that have been produced under a contract awarded by the Administration on Aging (AoA). Also reports on research on the causes and prevalence of drinking...
- Study finds aberrant gene in severe alcoholics. // Aging;1990, Issue 361, p62
Reports on an article entitled `Genetic Tie To Alcoholism Is Reportedly Discovered' in the April issue of the `Journal of the American Medical Association.' This study found an aberrant gene--suspected of playing a role in addictive behavior--in77 percent of 35 severely alcoholic men.
