Choosing to Change: A Client-Centred
Approach to Alcohol and Medication Use by Older Adults
Choosing to Change is a practical handbook for staff of health and social
service agencies, people working in addiction treatment programs and anyone who comes
into contact with older adults experiencing problems related to their use of alcohol
and/or psychoactive medications. The book uses brief case histories to illustrate
the distinct nature of alcohol and medication use among people in this age group,
includes a monitoring form that can help people keep track of their drinking and
provides answers to questions such as:
- How can the signs of problems with alcohol or medication use be distinguished
from the signs of age-related illnesses?
- How does alcohol interact with commonly prescribed medications?
- Which strategies work best to overcome an older person's resistance to change?
Choosing to Change takes a holistic approach that accepts harm reduction,
or reduced substance use, as a goal of treatment.
Published 1998
116 pages
$24.95 Ontario
$29.95 outside Ontario
ISBN 0-88868-309-X
Product Code: PG096
The Older Adult and Alcohol
This booklet gives seniors and their caregivers information about alcohol. It
discusses topics such as mixing alcohol and prescription or over-the-counter drugs,
signs of problem drinking and guidelines for drinking sensibly. The final section
suggests a list of alternatives to drinking in situations where alcohol is used by
seniors to cope with sleeplessness, pain, stress and loneliness.
This booklet is also available in Chinese, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese
and Punjabi.
Published 1999
Package of 25: $30.00
Product Code: P394
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