Horizons One - Older Canadian’s Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Increasing our Understanding

1995
ISBN 0-662-23116-3
Cat. No. H39-307/1-1995 E

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Executive Summary
Alcohol

1. Prevalence
   Current drinkers
   Abstinence
   Frequency of Drinking
   Amount Consumed per Occasion
2. Reasons for Drinking
3. Drinking During Social Activities
4. Drinking Companions
5. Other Factors
6. Consequences, Actions, Attitudes And Beliefs
   Prevalence of Problems
   Types of Problems
   Drinking and Driving
   Attitudes Towards Existing Controls
   Attitudes Towards Further Measures
7. Observation

Tobacco

1. Prevalence
2. Other factors
3. Consequences, Actions, Attitudes And Beliefs
4. Observations

Medications

1. Prevalence
2. Other factors
3. Consequences, Actions, Attitudes And Beliefs
   Consequences
   Non-compliance
   Beliefs
4. Observations

Illegal Drugs

1. Prevalence
2. Other factors
3. Consequences, Actions, Attitudes And Beliefs
4. Observations

Surveying Older Persons

Introduction
Special Considerations

1. Sampling
2. Administration
   Questionnaires
   Home Interviews
   The Interviewer
3. Response Rates
4. Other Considerations
   

Recommended Survey Questions

Alcohol
Tobacco
Medications
Illegal Drugs

Factors Associated with Alcohol and Drug Use

Selected Readings