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Carol Colleran

    Carol Colleran, CAP, ICADC serves as Executive Vice President of Public Policy and National Affairs at Hanley Center, West Palm Beach, FL, and is co-author with Debra Jay of Aging and Addiction: Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol or Medication Dependence. Hanley Center’s Center of Older Adult Recovery led the field in the development of older adult treatment. www.hanleycenter.org.
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Addiction, Aging and Hope

Written By: Date: September 5th, 2009. Topic: Older Adults.

Older adult addiction is a changing dynamic in this country. With the graying of the Boomers and a shift of alcohol and chemical abuse to include illicit drugs and polypharmacy, aging and addiction is now intergenerational. There are striking differences in how traditional older adults (those aged 65+) and Boomers experience addiction and recovery. The [...]

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