Alcohol Abuse: Addiction Affects Elders, Too Substance Abuse Affects Elders, Too – Boston.com

Addiction affects elders, too Substance abuse affects elders, too – Boston.com
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Addiction affects elders, too Substance abuse affects elders, too
Boston.com
Alcohol abuse accounts for about 75 percent of substance treatment admissions among older adults, but heroin is now the second-most popular substance of choice. In 2011, 801 people, or nearly 15 percent of the 5,357 older adults admitted to substance
Drug abuse by elders often a hidden problemBoston Globe

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Behavioral test shows promise in predicting future problems with alcohol – Medical Xpress
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Behavioral test shows promise in predicting future problems with alcohol
Medical Xpress
Many high school- and college-aged students abuse alcohol during their school years, but only a minority end up dependent upon alcohol later in life. While there is a clear genetic risk for alcoholism, not all children of alcoholics become dependent

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TRIAL PUTS FOCUS ON PRENATAL ABUSE – U-T San Diego
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TRIAL PUTS FOCUS ON PRENATAL ABUSE
U-T San Diego
SAN DIEGO — At a Juvenile Court hearing last week where an 11-year-old boy accused of murder was found mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge revealed the child had suffered mental and developmental problems as a result of fetal alcohol

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