… Alcohol abuse and misuse among older adults is a growing public health concern (Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment [CSAT], 1998). Results from the National Survey on Drug …

… number of older adults who misuse alcohol, psychoactive … of aging adults indicates that they
are continuing to use alcohol and … treat older patients can assess the amount of alcohol use …

… of alcohol use and drinking problems among older adults. … to elder alcohol abuse or
dependence include years of alcohol use, past and current quantity/frequency, mixing alcohol with …

… Alcohol abuse in older adults is common, yet it is often under … number of older adults needing
treatment for alcohol misuse and … and addressing alcohol abuse issues in the older adult …

… use, alcohol abuse among older adults is one of the fastest growing health problems facing
this country (Substance Abuse … research on the prevalence of alcohol abuse, as well as the …

… of substance misuse and abuse in older adulthood is important in … Alcohol abuse and
dependence There has been very little research on older adults who meet criteria for abuse or …

Background: Alcohol misuse, especially binge drinking in young people, and alcoholic liver
disease are major public health concerns. However, alcohol misuse in older people is …

… including studies of older adults with drug and alcohol problems that … misuse in the general
population. In these studies, the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence in older adults …

… is the principal substance of abuse in older adults [4]. Very … Addiction characterized substance
use among older adults as … substance use and misuse in noninstitutionalized older adults …

… older adults. However, these findings suggest that alcohol use throughout life may simply be
carried into old … study suggest that alcohol use throughout life may simply be carried into old …