Alcohol and aging - An area of increasing concern.

Alcohol use is increasing among adults 65 and older and the size of this population is expanding rapidly. Aging is associated with systemic inflammation, sleep disturbances, cancers, cognitive decline, and increased risk of injury and death from falls and other accidents. Alcohol misuse exacerbates and accelerates these age-related changes.

Alcohol-Related Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study uses mortality data from the National Center for Health Statistics to assess whether alcohol-related deaths increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Use of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder in the US: Results From the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

This cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence of guideline-directed use of medications for treating alcohol use disorder and its association with outcomes.

Using Death Certificates to Explore Changes in Alcohol-Related Mortality in the United States, 1999 to 2017.

Background: Alcohol consumption, alcohol-related emergency department visits, and hospitalizations have all increased in the last 2 decades, particularly among women and people middle-aged and older. The purpose of this study was to explore data from death certificates to assess whether parallel changes in alcohol-related mortality occurred in the United States in recent years.

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