Rehab and Addiction

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About Addiction

• Addiction & Mental Health Resources for Senior Citizens: Substance abuse causes, discernment, and interventions. From First City Recovery Center.
• Demographics and Addiction: Discussed demographics of addiction for the following groups and how to seek treatment: race, age, people identifying as LGBTQ, gender, veterans, socioeconomic status. From Recovery.org. 
• Effects of Drug Addiction on Oral Health: How drug and alcohol addiction affects your oral health. From New Mouth. 
• Elderly Eating Disorders: Understanding and treating eating disorders in the elderly. From Within Health. 
• Elderly Prescription Drug Abuse: A guide that includes risk factors, drug interactions, signs of prescription drug addiction and treatment. From Sunshine Behavioral Health. 
• Recognizing Substance Abuse and Addiction in Older Adults—And How To Help: “It’s widely believed that substance abuse and addiction in the elderly is a hidden epidemic in the U.S. and worldwide…This guide will explain the importance of the issue, how to recognize the signs of use and abuse of different substances, and how to help.” From Premier Nursing Academy.
• Senior Alcoholism: A site that discusses how alcoholism affects seniors. From RehabSpot.
• Substance Abuse & Addiction in the Elderly: An article from Addiction Group that discusses “causes of abuse and addiction, commonly used drugs, risks and dangers of substance abuse in elderly people, and suggestions for seeking treatment.” 
• Substance Use Disorders–DSM-5 Definitions: Types, definitions, causes, mental health, and more. From Addiction Group.

Treatment and Rehab

• Addiction Treatment for Seniors: Statistics, warning signs, rehab options, how to talk about concerns. From Granite Recovery Centers.
• Addiction Rehab for Senior Adults: Information on causes, dangers, symptoms, and treatment for senior substance abuse from Free By the Sea.
• Disability and Addiction: Information from the Addiction Center, a substance abuse resource site that serves as an information hub connecting people to treatment options.
• Free Mental Health and Addiction Resources: An online guide to types of resources available and specific organizations that offer them. From RehabCenter.net.
• A Guide to Addiction and Recovery for African Americans: Causes, types, symptoms, barriers to treatment, and types of recovery options. From Recovery.org. 
• How to Help an Aging Parent Overcome Alcoholism: How to recognize the problem and suggestions for ways to discuss it, as well as supporting them in treatment. From Alcohol Rehab Guide. 
• Senior Citizen’s Guide to Withdrawal and Detox: Statistics, signs of withdrawal, what to look for in senior citizen detox centers, and more. From DetoxLocal.
• Types of Therapy for Drug and Alcohol Addiction: An article that reviews the kinds of therapies available, including different types of behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, EMDR, and family therapy. From Online MFT Programs.