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 Survey: Boomers doped up in old age
#8879617 - 09/04/08 09:46 PM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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Survey: Boomers doped up in old age
September 5, 2008 - Oxford Press
Study finds illicit drug use among Americans 55-59 years of age is up by 116 percent in the past five years.
WASHINGTON — The generation that once celebrated sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll as a rite of passage is carrying substance abuse into retirement, says a U.S. government survey released Thursday, Sept. 4.
Illicit drug use shot up 116 percent during the past five years for Americans between the ages of 55 and 59, according to a 2007 study by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
In that age group, 4.1 percent of those queried said they had used illicit drugs within the previous month, up from 1.9 percent in 2002.
Similarly, 5.7 percent of those between the ages of 50 and 54 reported using illicit drugs, up from 3.4 percent in 2002, a 68 percent increase.
"This is the baby boomer generation," said John Walters, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Millions of boomers who developed a dependency on marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens or other drugs as teenagers, he said, are now living with the disease of substance addiction.
"We are carrying the illness into the age group for the rest of our lives," he said.
Throughout much of the 1960s, use of alcohol and illicit drugs was regarded as an accepted — if illegal — expression of youthful rebellion, said Walter.
"Everybody looked the other way," he said, instead of spotting red flags for substance abuse.
"It was so accepted — the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll — and it's caught up with a lot of us — if we're still alive," said Candy Finnigan, 61, who works to help people kick substance abuse problems and has appeared in the A&E network's docudrama "Intervention."
Despite the development of clinics that specialize in helping older addicts recover, substance abusers often find themselves without the support of close family and friends that is available to teen abusers, according to Finnigan.
That's one reason why millions go untreated.
A total of 23.2 million Americans people needed treatment last year for drug or alcohol abuse, and only 2.4 million got it, said SAMHSA's acting administrator, Eric Broderick.
Of the remaining 20.8 million who needed treatment and didn't get it, 94 percent said they did not feel they needed help, according to Broderick.
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: veggie]
#8879638 - 09/04/08 09:50 PM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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Millions of boomers who developed a dependency on marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens or other drugs as teenagers, he said, are now living with the disease of substance addiction.
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: pinkfloydms]
#8879910 - 09/04/08 10:41 PM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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fucking ridiculous
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: veggie]
#8879936 - 09/04/08 10:51 PM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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veggie said:
Of the remaining 20.8 million who needed treatment and didn't get it, 94 percent said they did not feel they needed help, according to Broderick.
Who the hell decided that they actually needed help then?
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: DragonChaser]
#8880326 - 09/05/08 12:33 AM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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DragonChaser said:
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veggie said:
Of the remaining 20.8 million who needed treatment and didn't get it, 94 percent said they did not feel they needed help, according to Broderick.
Who the hell decided that they actually needed help then?
control freak, sociopath fuckheads that want to make people miserable because they didn't get to enjoy themselves when they were young
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: pinkfloydms]
#8880667 - 09/05/08 04:14 AM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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pinkfloydms said:
Millions of boomers who developed a dependency on marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens or other drugs as teenagers, he said, are now living with the disease of substance addiction.
Well, as a member of that group (early 50's) I gotta say, they got it all wrong. It's just that the time is right again!
Kids gone, money in hand, private, secure home to do it in, and the time and inclination to have a spiritual practice or just a step outside of the ordinary.
Not an addition...more like an affectation or hobby! Doing it because we can, we want to...not because we NEED to!
What a laughable piece of anti-drug propaganda!!
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: pinkfloydms]
#8880837 - 09/05/08 06:09 AM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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I wonder how many of those were for prescription pills/alcohol?
I bet more for it than there were for cocaine/heroin.
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: MHbound]
#8881293 - 09/05/08 09:10 AM (2 months, 29 days ago) |
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Millions of boomers who developed a dependency on marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens or other drugs as teenagers, he said, are now living with the disease of substance addiction.
come on now, half of those types of drugs arent even addictive
and the others (cocaine, heroin) are probably used to dull their extreme pains they might have
and why the fuck does the government care if old people are doing drugs. its not like there going to have a party, get all fucked up, and try driving home. they wouldnt even make it out the door before they fall asleep
old people cant do any harm while on drugs, not to sound like a jackass but they're going to die soon so why not let them have there fun
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: stewy1412]
#8881409 - 09/05/08 09:45 AM (2 months, 28 days ago) |
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I highly doubt that these people have been addicted since teenage years. No 60 year old man will be using cocaine for 40 years and be alive...
Not to mention you won't find any geezers snorting brown. WTF.
They probably ONLY smoke weed, despite what it says.
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: 0192837465]
#8882343 - 09/05/08 01:11 PM (2 months, 28 days ago) |
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>he said, are now living with the disease of substance addiction.
See, even the fuckin head of DEA says its a health, and not legal issue  . STOP ARRESTING NON VIOLENT USERS!!
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: veggie]
#8882814 - 09/05/08 02:56 PM (2 months, 28 days ago) |
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veggie said:
The generation that once celebrated sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll as a rite of passage is carrying substance abuse into retirement, says a U.S. government survey released Thursday, Sept. 4.
Illicit drug use shot up 116 percent during the past five years for Americans between the ages of 55 and 59...
Drus use is up, therefor it must be drug abuse??? People who don't distinguish between use and abuse piss me off.
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: veggie]
#8884421 - 09/05/08 09:46 PM (2 months, 28 days ago) |
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We need to get these people off of drugs and get them some legal rXes to numb their woes.
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: mr_minds_eye]
#8885087 - 09/06/08 01:26 AM (2 months, 28 days ago) |
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someday everybody will get high. its just a matter of telling people to grow weed, sell it and buying guns with the cash. thats how this county was formed...with guns
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Re: Survey: Boomers doped up in old age [Re: Nature Boy]
#8885465 - 09/06/08 06:33 AM (2 months, 28 days ago) |
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Nature Boy said:
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pinkfloydms said:
Millions of boomers who developed a dependency on marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens or other drugs as teenagers, he said, are now living with the disease of substance addiction.
Well, as a member of that group (early 50's) I gotta say, they got it all wrong. It's just that the time is right again!
Kids gone, money in hand, private, secure home to do it in, and the time and inclination to have a spiritual practice or just a step outside of the ordinary.
Not an addition...more like an affectation or hobby! Doing it because we can, we want to...not because we NEED to!
What a laughable piece of anti-drug propaganda!!
N.B.
Amen to that.
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