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As the rate of older adults entering treatment for chemical dependency rises, it is necessary to educate ourselves on the unique needs of older adults.

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Addiction, Aging and Hope

Written By: Carol Colleran, CAP, ICADC Date: September 5th, 2009. Topic: Older Adults.

Older adult addiction is a changing dynamic in this country. With the graying of the Boomers and a shift of alcohol and chemical abuse to include illicit drugs and polypharmacy, aging and addiction is now intergenerational. There are striking differences in how traditional older adults (those aged 65+) and Boomers experience addiction and recovery.
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Treating the Elderly Substance Abusing Patient

Written By: Paul Neitzert, Psy.D Date: April 9th, 2009. Topic: Older Adults.

I am a forensic psychologist by training.  One of the risks of my background is to focus on the notion of pathology and disease.  I frequently offer that one of the causes of our seemingly endless uneasiness, our collective “disease,” is that our ecology, in the purest sense of the word, and our commerce with [...]

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