Number of Older Users Expected to Swell
Earlier, we reported on a government survey that suggested a doubling of older drug addicts. Today's CESAR Fax details this trend. Users of illicit drugs aged 50 and older are expected to rise from 1.6 million in 1999-2001 to 3.5 million in 2020. As the baby boomer population, which consumed more illicit drugs, reaches older age, it becomes more important to understand the effects of these illicit substances in aging bodies.