The role of substance use in the lives of incarcerated older adults: A qualitative study

BackgroundThe prevalence of drug abuse among older adults has grown over the last decade. Despite the expanding development of a body of research dedicated to studying this phenomenon, drug abuse by incarcerated older adults has been marginalized. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore dr...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Author:	Hila Avieli
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Subjects:	incarcerated older adults drug abuse life course perspective interpretive phenomenological analysis incarceration and health
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1116654/full

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