Who would have guessed that substance abuse among older people would ever cause health concerns? Alcohol misuse is also on the rise among “baby boomers” (people born 1946 to 1964) in Asian countries. Alcohol misuse in the this age group is likely to get worse because of baby boomers’ liberal ­attitude towards alcohol, and now drug-taking. What we need are treatment programmes adapted for older people who engage in substance misuse because research shows better outcomes than programmes aimed at younger people. The BMJ concludes that the clinical complexity of older adults with substance misuse demands new ­solutions to the problem.

Source: Daily Mirror November 05, 2017 22:18 UTC