Older Adults and Alcohol Abuse

Learn about alcohol abuse and older adults

• 6 page National Institute on Aging fact sheet on alcohol abuse and older adults.  Fact sheet also is available in Spanish.
• 24 page National Institute on Aging booklet on alcohol abuse and older adults.

Learn about screening tools

• Federal website explains ho to use the CAGE, T-ACE, and AUDIT screens.
• Online alcohol screening tool from Boston University’s School of Public Health.
• Online alcohol screening tool from Screening for Mental Health.

Learn about health insurance coverage for treatment

• AARP article entitled, “7 Steps to Get Your Insurer to Pay for Rehab.”

Find treatment

• Find a substance abuse treatment facility.
• Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.
• Find an Al-anon meeting for family and friends of people with alcoholism.

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