Background: Substance use is an emerging public health issue among the nation's older
adults. To understand the magnitude of this emerging issue, it is useful to examine the …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A substantial and growing percentage of older adults misuse
alcohol, prescription drugs, or other substances. The number of older adults in need of …

Background: Substance use disorders (SUDs), which include substance dependence or
abuse, have a tremendous impact on individuals, families, communities, and governments …

Objectives To see whether the percentage of older adults entering substance use treatment
for their first time continued to increase and whether there were changes in the use patterns …

Aims This study aimed to project the number of people aged 50 years or older with
substance use disorder (alcohol/illicit drug dependence or abuse) in the United States in …

Background Globally, adults aged 65 years or older will increase from 516 million in 2009 to
an estimated 1.53 billion in 2050. Due to substance use at earlier ages that may continue …

This publication is part of the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
technical assistance program. All material appearing in this volume except that taken directly …

Background: There is concern that as the baby boom population ages in the US, there will
be a substantial increase in the number of older adults needing treatment for substance …

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 …

Background and Objective As the baby boomers age, the number of older adults with
comorbid substance use and mental disorders is projected to grow. Little research has …