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There is a growing problem of drug and alcohol misuse among older people, as "baby-boomers" age, campaigners are warning.
A report from the charity DrugScope says more are drinking too much, and alcohol-related hospital admissions and deaths are rising.
Drug misuse was also an increasing problem in the age group, it said.
DrugScope said policy too often centred on young people and "age-appropriate" help was needed.
The oldest of the baby-boomer generation are now reaching old age, and the charity says their attitudes were formed when alcohol was becoming more widely available and socially acceptable.
In addition, they tend to have drunk more in middle age than previous generations, establishing worrying patterns for old age.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26353044
A report from the charity DrugScope says more are drinking too much, and alcohol-related hospital admissions and deaths are rising.
Drug misuse was also an increasing problem in the age group, it said.
DrugScope said policy too often centred on young people and "age-appropriate" help was needed.
The oldest of the baby-boomer generation are now reaching old age, and the charity says their attitudes were formed when alcohol was becoming more widely available and socially acceptable.
In addition, they tend to have drunk more in middle age than previous generations, establishing worrying patterns for old age.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-26353044