Both narcotic and psychotropic drugs are more often used to alleviate related multiple physical or mental health problems, but these drugs are very easily addicted to. With the aging of population, abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs among the elderly are called for more attention. In this paper, harms caused by the abuse of anesthetic and psychotropic drugs, current situation and causes related to the abuse of anesthetic and psychotropic drugs as well as risk factors and preventive measures regarding the abuse of anesthetic and psychotropic drugs, among the elderly, are reviewed.
麻醉药品和精神药品（麻精药品）被用于治疗躯体疾病或心理疾病，但麻精药品的滥用会增加药物依赖和成瘾风险，给健康和社会带来多方面的问题。随着我国人口老龄化日益加重，老年人滥用麻精药品的问题应得到重视。本研究针对滥用麻精药品对老年人的危害、老年人麻精药品滥用的现状及成因、老年人滥用麻精药品的危险因素及预防措施的研究进展进行综述。.
Keywords: Drug abuse; Elderly; Narcotic drugs; Prevention strategy; Psychotropic drugs.