ElderCare Services Address “Hidden Epidemic” of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Older Americans

• By: Mary Callahan, LCSW Odyssey House
• January 1st, 2015
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As baby boomers, many of whom experimented with drugs in the 1960s and 1970s, head towards their senior years, the number of older Americans with substance use disorders is growing dramatically and with it the need for specialized treatment. Odyssey House’s ElderCare program has focused on the...