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SASH Trainer of Trainers Substances, Suicide & the Older Adults Addiction and Older Adults SUBSTANCE ABUSE & DEPRESSION People with a recent major depressive episode who also had recent drug/alcohol use were more than 2x as likely


  1. SASH Trainer of Trainers Substances, Suicide & the Older Adults

  2. Addiction and Older Adults

  3. SUBSTANCE ABUSE & DEPRESSION People with a recent major depressive episode who also had recent drug/alcohol use were more than 2x as likely to attempt suicide than were people with depression who did not have drug/alcohol use.

  4. Alcohol Abuse and Suicide • Compared to the general population, people treated for alcohol abuse or dependence are at about ten times greater risk for suicide. (6)

  5. Marijuana & Driving ….. • Marijuana’s impact on driving skills seems to indicate that THC concentrations of 7-10 ng/ml may produce similar to blood alcohol concentrations of .05%. (Groternhermen et al., 2007).

  6. Medical Marijuana and the Elderly 1. Concerns about Health Harms 2. Concerns about Drug Interactions 3. Concerns about Memory Problems 4. Concerns about Cannabis Misuse http://learnaboutmarijuanawa.org/factsheets/olderadults.htm

  7. Center for Health and Learning 802-254-6590

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