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Review
. 2022 Feb;38(1):1-22.
doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2021.07.006.

Alcohol Use Disorder in Older Adults

Gabriela Fenollal-Maldonado  1 , Derek Brown  2 , Heidi Hoffman  3 , Chanchal Kahlon  3 , George Grossberg  4
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Alcohol Use Disorder in Older Adults

Gabriela Fenollal-Maldonado et al. Clin Geriatr Med. 2022 Feb.

Abstract

As the number of older adults worldwide continues to grow, we observe a proportional growth of substance use. Despite the myriad of complications alcohol use disorder (AUD) has on the body with regards to organ systems and mental health, the topic has been underresearched in the older adult population. Thus, it is important to create awareness about the growing problem of AUD among older adults. In this way, we can mitigate the long-term complications and side effects observed with alcohol abuse in this vulnerable population.

Keywords: Alcohol use; Elderly; Geriatric; Older adults.

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