CONTENTS

Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Overview
2. Alcohol
3. Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications
4. Barriers to Recognizing Problems
5. Signs and Symptoms of Misuse
6. Talking About Sensitive Issues
7. Assessing a Problem
8. Preventing Misuse
9. Intervention and Treatment

Supplements
Resources

Alcohol, Medication and Older Adults
For Those Who Care About or Care for an Older Adult

Here are the PDFs of various charts, questionnaires, and forms used in this course:

• Short MAST-G
• Health Screening Survey (HSS), Revised
• Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Short Form
• Questions To Ask a Doctor or Pharmacist
• The Medication Passport
• Managing Multiple Medicines

Or you may download all of these files in a single compressed file:

• pdfs_aaac.zip (PC - 620KB)
• pdfs_aaac.sit (Macintosh - 612KB)