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ArticleThe American journal of psychiatry2009

The epidemiology of at-risk and binge drinking among middle-aged and elderly community adults: National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Dan G Blazer, Li-Tzy Wu

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Article in The American journal of psychiatry, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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122citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

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122 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 317 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dan G BlazerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. blaze001@mc.duke.edu
Li-Tzy Wu
Duke University · US

Funding

MDMA and Other Hallucinogen Use: Onset and Abuse/DependenceR01DA019623 · NIDA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI WU, LI-TZY · 2007 to 2013
$1.1M
Epdemiology of Non-Medical Prescription Anagesic UseR01DA019901 · NIDA · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI WU, LI-TZY · 2007 to 2009
$416k
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA019623NIDA NIH HHS R01DA019623NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA019901NIDA NIH HHS R01DA019901PHS HHS HSN271200522071C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this article was to estimate the prevalence, distribution, and correlates of at-risk alcohol use (especially binge drinking) among middle-aged and elderly persons in the United States and to compare at-risk alcohol use between women and men.

methodSecondary analysis of the 2005 and 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was conducted for 10,953 respondents aged 50 years and older. Among respondents, 6,717 were 50 to 64 years of age and 4,236 were > or =65 years. Social and demographic variables, alcohol use (including at-risk use), binge drinking, serious psychological distress, and self-rated health were assessed.

resultsOverall, 66% of male respondents and 55% of female respondents reported alcohol use during the past year. At-risk alcohol use and binge drinking were more frequent among respondents 50 to 64 years of age relative to respondents aged 65 years or older. In the > or =65 years old age group, 13% of men and 8% of women reported at-risk alcohol use, and more than 14% of men and 3% of women reported binge drinking. Among male subjects, binge drinking compared with no alcohol use was associated with higher income and being separated, divorced, or widowed, while being employed and nonmedical use of prescription drugs were associated with binge drinking compared with no alcohol use among women. For all respondents, binge drinking relative to no alcohol use was associated with the use of tobacco and illicit drugs. Among women who reported using alcohol, being African American and less educated were associated with binge drinking, but race/ethnicity and educational level were not associated with binge drinking in men who reported using alcohol.

conclusionsAt-risk and binge drinking are frequently reported by middle-aged and elderly adults nationwide and are therefore of public health concern. Clinicians working with middle-aged and older adults should screen for binge drinking and coexisting use of other substances.

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AgedAge DistributionAge FactorsAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismData CollectionEducational StatusFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHealth StatusHealth SurveysHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk Factors

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