AARP, Drug Rehab: Drug Abuse in ‘Golden Years’

The adage “Older and wiser” does not seem to apply to those addicted to drugs.

A report by the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) showed a spike in drug use among 55-59-year-olds.

“Where most people tend to mellow with age, trends show that those entering their ‘Golden Years’ are struggling with drug addiction at an alarming rate,” comments Mary Rieser, Executive Director for Narconon Drug Rehab GA. “Many factors contribute to this trend: financial troubles, losses, the normal aches and pains associated with age are ‘cured’ by prescription drugs as well as illegal drugs. 

“These problems then compound as the person is struggling with drug addiction as well as their economic woes and personal losses.
 
“Narconon Drug Rehab GA has seen an increase in older people seeking help for drug and alcohol addiction in the last few years.  Where the average age of our clients has been in the mid twenties, we are now helping those in their fifties and sixties.”

The level of current illicit drug use among those aged 55 to 59 has more than doubled, to 4.1 percent in 2007, confirming concerns that baby boomers have continued their higher levels of substance abuse as they age.

“Whether they are 16 or 60, head of a corporation or homeless, drug abuse can and does affect everybody,” comments Ms. Rieser. “It can affect one personally, one’s family, one’s job, one’s community. There is no shame in seeking help. All of us deserve to live a long and happy life, and drug addiction will do nothing but cut this life short.”

Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia has the solution.

Call Narconon Drug Rehab in Georgia at 1-877-413-3073.

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