Author's Keywords: life course, drug use and abuse, aging, cohort effects	Convention All Academic Convention is the premier solution for your association's abstract management solutions needs. Submission - Custom fields, multiple submission types, tracks, audio visual, multiple upload formats, automatic conversion to pdf. Review - Peer Review, Bulk reviewer assignment, bulk emails, ranking, z-score statistics, and multiple worksheets! Reports - Many standard and custom reports generated while you wait. Print programs with participant indexes, event grids, and more! Scheduling - Flexible and convenient grid scheduling within rooms and buildings. Conflict checking and advanced filtering. Communication - Bulk email tools to help your administrators send reminders and responses. Use form letters, a message center, and much more! Management - Search tools, duplicate people management, editing tools, submission transfers, many tools to manage a variety of conference management headaches! Click here for more information.
Association: Name: American Sociological Association URL: http://www.asanet.org
Citation: URL: http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107212_index.html Direct Link: HTML Code:

Boeri, Miriam., Sterk, Claire. and Elifson, Kirk. "Maturing In (or Into) Drug Use: A Life Course Analysis of Aging Drug Users" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Aug 16, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107212_index.html>

Boeri, M. W., Sterk, C. E. and Elifson, K. W. , 2003-08-16 "Maturing In (or Into) Drug Use: A Life Course Analysis of Aging Drug Users" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107212_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Instead of �maturing out� of drug use, many drug users who were young adults or adolescents in the sixties and seventies are continuing drug use, or returning to drug use, in greater numbers than predicted. In addition, some older drug users (age 35 and older) are new users who started after age 30. According to national statistical data, the over age 35 age group is the fastest growing population of drug users. Yet, very little is known about aging drug users, and less is known about older adults who start illegal drugs at a late age. This study looks at survey and in-depth interviews on baby boomers who are currently using heroin and methamphetamine (the �hard� drugs). Using a life course perspective, we focus on evidence of a cohort and/or period effect on baby boomer drug users. Findings support earlier research on the influence of depression on drug use and show that involvement with the criminal justice system and treatment for older adult drug users is made problematic by the influence of cohort and period effects. These results add to our knowledge of aging substance abusers and provide a starting point for more research on this population.

Sexual Problems Among Older Adults: Prevalences and Risk Factors from a Nationally Representative Probability Sample of Men and Women 57 to 85 Years of Age.

Crime and Drug Use Risk as a Moderator of Outcomes in Drug Abuse Treatment Studies: Evidence from Meta-analysis

Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS) Research Projects--Poster Presentations

Utilization of Rural Substance Abuse Treatment: Methamphetamine vs. Other Stimulant Users