In general, older adults don't drink as much as younger people, but they can still have trouble with drinking. The National Institute for Health has produced a short video on their site to learn about later-life problems with alcohol and other causes of late-onset drinking.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Problem drinking in older adults
Late-life
problems with alcohol can result from life events that commonly occur with age.
Boredom after retirement or loneliness after the death of a spouse are just two
reasons why a person might start drinking later in life.
In general, older adults don't drink as much as younger people, but they can still have trouble with drinking. The National Institute for Health has produced a short video on their site to learn about later-life problems with alcohol and other causes of late-onset drinking.
In general, older adults don't drink as much as younger people, but they can still have trouble with drinking. The National Institute for Health has produced a short video on their site to learn about later-life problems with alcohol and other causes of late-onset drinking.
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