Rise in number of alcohol and drug addicts over 50
Press Release Jun. 2011
As the number of substance-abuse related treatment
admissions for individuals over fifty increases
throughout the nation, experts have begun to express
their concern over the growing numbers of baby boomers
succumbing to alcohol and other substances in order
to carryout everyday tasks.
In 2008, one out of every eight individual seeking
help for substance abuse was an older adult; implying
that their share of treatment admissions had doubled
over a sixteen year period while the number of admissions
for other age groups had decreased.
Experts studying substance abuse amongst baby boomers
believe that this group of individuals seeking help
for their addiction has historically high rates
of substance abuse that has often been acquired
in up to three or four prior decades.
And while the number of treatment-seeking individuals
seems to increase in almost every age group, it
is unfortunate that only few treatment facilities
designated to take in older adults, leaving them
forlorn in their lingering battle against substance
abuse.
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