Drug Abuse Treatment Sees Increase Among People Age 50 and Up

Drug Abuse Admissions Up Among People Over 50
Alcohol Still Leading Cause of Admissions, But Heroin, Cocaine and Marijuana Increase Sharply

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Drug abuse admissions up among people 50 and over
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s drug abusers are going gray. The proportion of people admitted to treatment for drug abuse who are age 50 or older nearly doubled from 1992 to 2008, a new government study says.

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Drug abuse treatment sees increase among people age 50 and up
WASHINGTON — The proportion of people admitted to treatment for drug abuse who are aged 50 or over nearly doubled between 1992 and 2008, a new government study says.

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