Can Seniors Benefit from Substance Use Treatment?

The number of older adults with alcohol problems and other substance use problems is on the rise, yet substance use disorders among older adults remain largely unrecognized and untreated. Here’s why:

Health care providers may overlook substance use problems due to short visit times and lack of knowledge about substance use disorders among older adults.

Substance use problems can be hard to identify and diagnose in older adults because symptoms may mimic other disorders often linked with older people (like diabetes, cognitive and dementia disorders, and depression).

Family members may think that “it’s no use referring my loved one to substance use treatment… they’ll never change."

Here’s the good news: Older adults CAN CHANGE and DO INDEED BENEFIT from treatment for substance use disorders. So lean in, share your concerns, and offer to connect the older adult to care.

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