| NUMBERS | OLDER | Elder Substance Abuse |
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What is 2 Billion
Estimate of how many people will be in the world in the year 2050.
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What is drug and alcohol programs designed specifically for older adults.
Only 7% of substance abuse treatment centers offer treatment for this population.
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What is acute and chronic?
Two drinking patterns seen in the elderly.
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What is 10%?
The rough percentage of the world who suffer from addiction.
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What is substance abuse treatment?
This will grow to 4.4 million older adults by 2020.
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What is the abuse of alcohol and prescription drugs for adults 60 and older?
It is underestimated, underidentified, underdiagnosed, and undertreated.
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What is 70%?
The percentage of Americans who take prescription drugs.
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What is Concerned Significant Others (CSO's)?
People who suffer the emotional impact of having a person with a substance abuse problem in the family.
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What is early-onset geriatric alcoholism?
A lifelong habit of drinking and alcoholism in the elderly.
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