Older Adult Alcohol Admissions, 2003

May 5, 2006 Older Adult Alcohol Admissions, 2003 Among older adult admissions to substance abuse treatment, about half (48%) were admitted for abuse of alcohol only. Older adult alcohol-only admissions were less likely than other older adult admissions to be self/individual referrals (37% vs. 45%). Among older adult admissions, alcohol-only admissions were more likely than other admissions to have entered treatment for the first time (45% vs. 33%). These findings are part of the 2003 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) that tracks trends evolving in the over 1.8 million admissions for substance abuse treatment nationwide . . .