Addiction among seniors   called 'Hidden Epidemic'…  
 Alcohol and other drug addiction among seniors is such a significant and growing problem that one treatment expert called it "America's hidden epidemic"…(more)

Heavy drinkers twice as likely to have high blood pressure...Chinese men who drink more than 30 alcoholic drinks a week have twice the risk of high blood pressure than those who do not drink, say Tulane University researchers in the April edition of the Journal of Hypertension...(more)

Smoking continues to be major cause of health-related problems for seniors...Our review of pertinent articles to prevent/end smoking among America's Seniors...(more)

Treatments for alcohol abuse save society
five times as much as they cost...Two types of non-residential treatments for alcohol abuse are highly effective and save society five times as much as they cost to run, say two papers in this week’s BMJ...(more)

Get medical help to make the break from alcohol...If you’ve decided you drink too much alcohol and it’s time to change, can you safely just stop?...(more)