A Geriatric Substance Abuse Recovery Program

• By: Orah Burack, MA Verena R. Cimarolli, PhD Gregory Poole-Dayan, MS Irene Liu, MSW Margaret Bondy, MSW Roberto Perez, MSW
• April 1st, 2019
• alcohol misuse, drug addiction, geriatric care, mental health, older adults, post-acute rehabilitation, recovery programs, substance abuse
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Substance abuse among the geriatric population is often overlooked or ignored, despite the finding that almost a fifth of older adults misuse drugs and/or alcohol (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2012), and evidence showing the detrimental impact of substance abuse on elders’ quality of...