Social Factors Predict Alcohol Misuse Among Older Drinkers

Writing in Alcoholism: Clinical&Experimental Research, scientists say that older adults who have more money, engage in more social activities, and whose friends approve more of drinking are more likely to engage in excessive or high-risk drinking. Researchers examined 719 (399 men, 320 women) 55 to 65-year-old adults at baseline (between 1986-1988), and then again 10 and 20 years later. At each contact point, participants provided information regarding their drinking, as well as their social and financial resources. read more

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