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Beer, bongs and baby boomers: the unlikely tale of drug and alcohol use in the over 50s

  • Written by Ann Roche, Professor and Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University
imageBaby boomers who drink and take drugs risk a range of physical and mental problems that younger substance users don't necessarily face.from www.shutterstock.com

If you ask someone what a typical heavy drinker or drug user looks like, they’re probably more likely to evoke images of Gen Ys with tattoos and piercings than greying baby boomers.

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