… was 81.9%, with the yearly prevalence of use being 56.1%. Additionally, the percentage
of binge alcohol use in older adults was 10.7% and in heavy alcohol use, it was 2.7%. These …

… Alcohol use among older adults is increasing in the US, including past-month binge alcohol
use … aware of these changes to address the increase of older adults with unhealthy drinking. …

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common, under-recognized, and under-treated health concern
in older adults. … Given the growing body of evidence regarding the patterns of use in this …

… Alcohol use, binge drinking, and alcohol use disorders have been increasing among older
adults in the US population, including adults over 50 as well as adults over 65. Increases in …

… This analysis is limited to older adults, and residual confounding by socioeconomic factors
… The study supports a J-shaped association between alcohol and mortality in older adults, …

… This study showed that alcohol use among older adults varied considerably by gender
and between four European countries, and among drinkers, the variation in prevalence of at-risk …

… abuse and loneliness, we found that less frequent alcohol use among middle-aged and
older adult drinkers was associated with feelings of loneliness; problematic drinking patterns, …

… older adults than for younger adults and is less common among the cohorts of older adults
… cohorts of midlife and older adults (Brown and Lin 2012); therefore older adults may be more …

… To what extent the increased alcohol use among older adults will affect injury and accident
… monitoring the alcohol use of older adults is therefore important. Registered alcohol sales in …

… and older adults (55–70 years) compared to younger adults (23–… of problematic alcohol use
in older versus younger persons … existing literature on alcohol use in older adults, suggesting …