Addiction and Substance Abuse Resources
How to Talk to an Older Person Who Has a Problem with Alcohol or Medications
Free pamphlet from the Hanley Center
800.444.7008 or www.hanleycenter.org
Aging and Addiction: Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol and Medication
Dependence
Carol Colleran and Debra Jay, Hazelden, 2002.
Click here.
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.alcoholicsanonymous.org
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
212.269.7797
Alcoholism in the Elderly: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
published by the American Medical Association
312.464.5085
Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
For a free copy, contact the National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug
Information at
800.729.6686 and ask for TIP 26