The Baby Boomer Effect: Changing Patterns of Substance Abuse Among Adults Ages 55 and Older
The Baby Boomer Effect: Changing Patterns of Substance Abuse Among Adults Ages 55 and Older
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DOI：
10.1080/08959420.2010.485511
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Bonaguro, John
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作者：
Duncan, David F.;Nicholson, Thomas;Bonaguro, John
从现在到2030年，美国65岁及以上的成年人数量将几乎翻一番，从3700万左右增加到7000多万，从美国人口的12%增加到25%。S.人口接近20%。长期以来，人们一直认为，除了少数个别例外，这一人口中根本不存在药物滥用。鉴于婴儿潮一代的影响，这种假设可能不再有效。作者从治疗事件数据集（1998-2006）中检查了55岁及以上患者（n = 918，955）的入院情况。在这段时间里，与酒精有关的主要毒品问题的总入院人数保持相对稳定。因酒精以外的主要药物问题而入院的人数稳步大幅增加。显然，来自治疗事件数据集的数据表明，即将到来的一波老年成瘾者的主要问题不是酒精。作者怀疑，这一浪潮主要是由婴儿潮一代的持续出现引起的。
Between now and 2030, the number of adults aged 65 and older in the United States will almost double, from around 37 million to more than 70 million, an increase from 12% of the U. S. population to almost 20%. It was long held that, with only a few isolated exceptions, substance abuse simply did not exist among this population. In light of the impact of the baby boom generation, this assumption may no longer be valid. The authors examined admissions of persons 55 years and older (n = 918,955) from the Treatment Episode Data Set (1998-2006). Total admissions with a primary drug problem with alcohol have remained relatively stable over this time. Admissions for problems with a primary drug other than alcohol have shown a steady and substantial increase. Clearly, data from the Treatment Episode Data Set indicate a coming wave of older addicts whose primary problem is not alcohol. The authors suspect that this wave is led primarily by the continuing emergence of the baby boomer generation.