OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence and sociodemographic and health‐related
correlates of substance use, including alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use, in adults …

Objectives To examine the prevalence, sociodemographic, and health-related correlates of
substance use disorders, including alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical drug use among …

OBJECTIVES: To describe alcohol use and its sociodemographic correlates among persons
aged 65 years and older in a US probability sample. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional analysis of a …

The usual alcohol intake in a community‐based sample of subjects aged 70 years and over
was investigated. A sample of 825 subjects was drawn from the records of five general …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of alcohol consumption
in Americans age 65 years and older using data from three nationally representative cross …

Objective To estimate the prevalence, distribution, and correlates of drug use among middle
aged and elderly persons in the United States and to compare with alcohol use in this age …

OBJECTIVES: Older adults can incur problems at low levels of alcohol consumption
because of age‐related physiological changes, declining health and functional status, and …

The misuse and abuse of alcohol are common among older adults and have become a
significant public health concern (see Blow, 1998, for a more complete discussion). Misuse …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the combined influence of alcohol use and comorbidity on 20‐
year mortality in older adults (average age 66 at the time of the baseline survey). DESIGN …

Objectives To determine whether alcohol use changes over time in older adults and whether
alcohol intake is associated with common chronic diseases. Design Twenty‐four‐year …