scholarly journals Alcohol and Drug Use Among Older Adults: Associations with Widowhood, Relationship Quality, and Physical Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek D Satre ◽  
Amber L Bahorik ◽  
R Scott Mackin
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use

scholarly journals Mental and Physical Health Status and Alcohol and Drug Use Following Return From Deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan

2012 ◽  
Vol 102 (S1) ◽  
pp. S66-S73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan V. Eisen ◽  
Mark R. Schultz ◽  
Dawne Vogt ◽  
Mark E. Glickman ◽  
A. Rani Elwy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Physical Health Status ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

scholarly journals Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use Among Depressed Older Adults Seeking Outpatient Psychiatric Services

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (8) ◽  
pp. 695-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek D. Satre ◽  
Stacy A. Sterling ◽  
R. Scott Mackin ◽  
Constance Weisner
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Psychiatric Services ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use

Familial Predictors of Alcohol and Drug Use-Related Problems Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults

2022 ◽  
pp. 0192513X2110648
Author(s):  
Sara E. Miller ◽  
Jennifer L. Maggs ◽  
Rina D. Eiden ◽  
David M. Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
The United States ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Aging Parents ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
Gender Interactions ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems

This study evaluated whether recent family member alcohol and substance use problems (ASP) and density of family ASP (i.e., number of members with ASP) predict alcohol-related problems and drug use-related problems among middle-aged and older adults. Data were drawn from participants (age 42–93 years, n = 2168) in the longitudinal Midlife in the United States Study (MIDUS). Poisson regression models revealed that adults’ alcohol- and drug use-related problems were predicted by similar problems among family members. In particular, parent and partner ASP, but not child ASP, predicted alcohol-related problems in the middle-aged and combined samples, while only partner ASP predicted participants’ drug use-related problems. In addition, density of family ASP predicted alcohol-related problems, but not drug use-related problems. There were no gender interactions. Study findings highlight that understanding how adult children, spouses, and aging parents impact each other’s substance use should be a priority of future aging and family research.

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