More over-60s 扱う／治療するd for drinking
A worrying number of older women are entering formal 治療 for alcoholism, によれば new 人物／姿／数字s.
Nearly one in 10 of those starting 治療 is now a woman 老年の 60 or more, which compares to 6% five years ago.
In contrast, women beginning 治療 for alcoholism between the ages of 18 and 29 went 負かす／撃墜する - from 18% five years ago to 14%, によれば 最新の 人物／姿／数字s from Public Health England, 引用するd by the Priory Group, best known for 申し込む／申し出ing rehabilitation to troubled celebrities.
人物／姿／数字s show nearly one in 10 women starting 治療 for alcohol 乱用 is 老年の 60 or more
The 人物／姿／数字s show a 類似の 傾向 の中で older men - with 8% of those males entering 治療 存在 over 60 compared to 6% five years ago.
The number of men 老年の between 18 and 29 entering 治療 was 15% last year from 19% in 2008/09.
Some 835 people - men and women - died during 治療 in 2013/14.
Priory 顧問 psychiatrist Dr Paul McLaren said: "A ありふれた pattern is for 正規の／正選手 drinkers, who have had their 消費 constrained by the structure of working, tipping into harmful drinking in 退職.
"Many of the women I see are retired professionals who never had 問題／発行するs with alcohol in the past.
"Then there is home 配達／演説／出産. I have seen many examples of alcohol 存在 配達するd to older people who are too 損失d or impaired by it to go out and buy it themselves. So they don't even have to leave home to buy alcohol - supermarket 配達／演説／出産 services will bring it straight to their door."
He 追加するd: "退職, bereavement and loneliness can 増加する a person's 運動 for alcohol.
"But the dangers of alcohol are 増加するd の中で older drinkers, 特に because of 医薬, frailty and other health problems.
"激しい drinking is associated with a raised 危険 of high 血 圧力, type 2 糖尿病. Alcohol can lead to brain 損失. It is a powerful toxin that can 損失 every 組織／臓器 in the 団体／死体 and we are more susceptible to it as we get older.
"Because older women don't やむを得ず fit the stereotypes people 持つ／拘留する about alcohol misuse, and because they often keep their drinking hidden, there just aren't enough services out there to 申し込む／申し出 them the help they need.
"Some are socialising more - which is wonderful, but of course that often 回転するs around taking alcohol, and some 年輩の people 誤った believe they have built up an alcohol 寛容."
The 人物／姿／数字s are 存在 highli ghted at the start of Alcohol 認識／意識性 Week.
