Infographic - Aging and substance use: Understand your risks

To stay healthy as you age, here are some things to keep in mind when using substances like alcohol, cannabis, opioids and medications.

Infographic - Aging and substance use: Understand your risks
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Age-related changes can make you more sensitive to the effects of substances.

Using more than one substance at a time can cause harmful side effects.

Some substances are stronger than they used to be.

Talk to your health care providers about all the substances you use.

Link to Resource:
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/publications/healthy-living/aging-substance-use-understand-risks/aging-substance-use-understand-risks.pdfOpen link to NICE Information Tool >
Topic: 
Addictions
Location: 
Canada
Source: 
canada.ca

Age-related changes can make you more sensitive to the effects of substances.

Using more than one substance at a time can cause harmful side effects.

Some substances are stronger than they used to be.

Talk to your health care providers about all the substances you use.

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