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Older Adults in Substance Abuse Treatment is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) The document discusses substance abuse treatment admissions of older adults aged 55 and older between 1995 and 2002 based on data from the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). 2) Key findings include that the number of treatment admissions for older adults increased 32% during this period, with alcohol being the most common primary substance of abuse. 3) Primary drug admissions for older adults more than doubled from 1995 to 2002, increasing faster than alcohol admissions, which declined as a proportio

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