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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9643
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Drug problems have no age limits

Brussels, 15/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - Drug problems have no age limits, according to a report published early April by the EU Drugs Agency (EMCDDA). According to the study, the number of older adults affected by drug-related problems is expected to double between 2001 and 2020. In Europe, the percentage of patients aged 40 and over in treatment for opiate problems more than doubled between 2002 and 2005 (from 8.6% to 17.6%). According to Wolfgang Götz, EMCDDA Director, the increasing...

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