According to Rehabs.com, addiction among the over-60 is one the nation’s fastest growing health problems. There are several reasons why this problem’s growing so quickly. First of all, as is now commonly known, people are living longer. The retired Baby Boomer population’s growing at…
Alcohol presents more complications as people age: there are more falls and injuries; alcohol’s effects on memory are often mistaken for Alzheimer; older people take medications that interact poorly with alcohol; alcohol worsens the physical problems of old age; because the liver is usually…
There have been periodic reports that claim moderate drinking in old age might be beneficial health-wise. Moderate drinking, though, is like one drink a day. For the most part, alcohol misuse among the elderly is complicated and most often devastating if the problem is advanced. Often, alcohol problems…
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