"Older adults who drink do so more frequently than people under 65," says George F. Koob, PhD, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, adding that the data shows a larger percentage of those 65 and older drink 20 or more days a month compared to those 18 to 64.
"As a result, even if the percentage of older adults who binge remained the same, the sheer number of older adult binge drinkers would continue to grow rapidly, potentially placing an increasing burden on our healthcare system," Koob says.
Today's young adults are increasingly embracing sobriety. One Gallup survey found that 65% of 18 to 34-year-olds say alcohol is bad for your health compared to 39% of those 55 and older.
For older adults, alcohol's effects are intensified. The body's ability to retain water decreases with age, so older adults feel the effects of alcohol faster.
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