Alcohol Use Among Older Adults: Pocket Screening Instruments for Health Care and Social Service Providers

Alcohol and prescription drug misuse affects as many as 17% of older Americans. It is estimated that as many as 2.5 million older adults in America have problems related to alcohol, and this age group experiences more than half of all reported adverse drug reactions leading to hospitalization. These statistics could get worse:The U.S.Bureau of the Census predicts that America's 65+ population will be the fastest growing age group over the next 25 years.