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Module OneSubstance Use and the Older

Adult: How common is it andwhy should we care?

Christine Savage, PhD, RN,CARN, FAAN

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Module Objectives

Discuss the current and projectedprevalence of substance use amongolder adults

Describe the relationship betweensubstance use and health status

Apply screening, brief interventionand referral to treatment strategies toolder adults


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Who is a Baby Boomer?

The Baby boomers

According to the United States CensusBureau a baby boomer is someone born

after world war II between 1946 and 1964.

By 2015 every baby boomer in the US willbe 50 or older and by 2030 they will be65+

Question

Is this term used in other countries todefine this cohort?


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Older Adult

For this course

older adult is defined as 65+

Baby boomers are defined as those 50+

The standard definition of older adultused in developed countries is based onthe chronological age of 65 or older

In Africa the age of 50 may be moreaccurate to describe the older adult

WHO: http://www.who.int/healthinfo/survey/ageingdefnolder/en


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Global Aging

According to theWHO by 2020globally thenumber of peopleaged 65 or olderwill outnumberchildren underage 5.

In 2010 8% of thepopulation was 65

or older

In 2050 16% ofthe populationwill be over 64

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Global Aging

The current aging of the worldspopulation is unprecedented.

Driven by improvement in life

expectancy:

The probable number of years a personwill live based on the birth and mortalitystatistics of the population

Ranges from 49 to 89 years of age

What is the life expectancy in yourcountry?


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Global Aging

Reason for the increase in the olderpopulation: Decreased fertility rates

Increased urbanization

Decrease in communicable diseases

Results in population aging A shift in the distribution of a country's population

towards older ages

Changes in population pyramids A graphic depiction of the distribution of the

population by age group


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Population Pyramid US 1990

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Population Pyramid US 2050

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Older Adults in the US

The population ofthose over the age of65 is growing By 2050 close to one

in five Americans(19.3%) will be olderthan 64 (Administration on Aging, 2013.)

As the populationincreases so does theprevalence ofsubstance use (SAMHSA,2011)


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