Age-Related Motives for Substance Use and Outcomes Among Veteran Patients Receiving Detoxification Services: A Longitudinal Study
Enhancement motives among older adults may represent a specific age-related risk for substance use. Older adults who use substances to enhance their mood and well-being may need additional resources and skills for improving mental health so that unhealthy substance use is reduced or avoided.
Authors
- Erin L. Woodhead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5438-0027)
- Christine Timko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6271-7141)
Institutions
- Center for Innovation (US)
- San Jose State University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2465982
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- Health Services Research and Development