Alcohol and Drug Use Problems Among Older Adults

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 238-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek D. Satre
2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 695-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek D. Satre ◽  
Stacy A. Sterling ◽  
R. Scott Mackin ◽  
Constance Weisner

2022 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110648
Author(s):  
Sara E. Miller ◽  
Jennifer L. Maggs ◽  
Rina D. Eiden ◽  
David M. Almeida

This study evaluated whether recent family member alcohol and substance use problems (ASP) and density of family ASP (i.e., number of members with ASP) predict alcohol-related problems and drug use-related problems among middle-aged and older adults. Data were drawn from participants (age 42–93 years, n = 2168) in the longitudinal Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS). Poisson regression models revealed that adults’ alcohol- and drug use-related problems were predicted by similar problems among family members. In particular, parent and partner ASP, but not child ASP, predicted alcohol-related problems in the middle-aged and combined samples, while only partner ASP predicted participants’ drug use-related problems. In addition, density of family ASP predicted alcohol-related problems, but not drug use-related problems. There were no gender interactions. Study findings highlight that understanding how adult children, spouses, and aging parents impact each other’s substance use should be a priority of future aging and family research.


2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy Lowery Zacchilli ◽  
Kristine Bauknight ◽  
Ashleigh R. Protus ◽  
Amanda Townsend ◽  
Kimberly M. Young ◽  
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