Retirement and the Hidden Epidemic: The Complex Link Between Aging, Work Disengagement, and Substance Misuse -- And What to Do about It

by Peter Bamberger and Samuel B. Bacharach

Evidence from both local and national surveys suggests that substance misuse and abuse among older adults in the United States is a "hidden epidemic" that poses a major threat to the welfare and quality of life of older drinkers and their families, and has significant public health implications. Based on their findings from a 10-year, NIH-funded study of retirement, aging, and substance misuse, Peter Bamberger and Samuel Bacharach examine the complex...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199374120
• ISBN13: 9780199374120
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"