Alcohol and Aging Resources
Referral Guide
AAAG Referral Guide 2010 (PDF download - File Size 590 KB)
DVDs
AAAG 2008 and 2009 Hidden Epidemic Conference DVDs
Purchace DVDs from AAAG More >>
Books
A Boomer’s Guide to the 12 Steps
Stephen Roos, Hazelden, 2009
Aging and Addiction: Helping Older Adults Overcome Alcohol or Medication Dependence
Carol Colleran, Debra Jay, Hazelden, 2002
Alcohol and Aging
Thomas P. Beresford, Edith Lisansky Gomberg - Oxford Univ. Press, 1995
Alcohol Problems and Aging
Edited by Edith S. Lisansky Goldberg, Andre M. Hegedus, Robert A. Zucker - Bethesda, MD: U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, 1998
Alcohol Problems in Older Adults: Prevention and Management
Kristen L. Barry, David W. Oslin, and Frederic C. Blow, eBook available at ebooks.ebookmall.com/ebook/282372-ebook.htm
Encyclopedia of Aging
Richard Schulz, Springer Publishing Co, 4th Edition, 2006
Substance Abuse Among Older Adults
Frederic C. Blow, Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998
Under the Influence: Alcohol and Human Behavior
John Jung, Brooks/Cole Publishing Co, 1993
Women and Alcohol: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
Moira Plant, Free Association Books, 1997
Consumer Literature
About Alcohol Abuse and Older People
Channing Bete Co., Item #14423, www.channing-bete.com Or call 800-828-7733
Alcohol, What’s right for you?
Channing Bete, Item #76479, www.channing-bete.com or call 800-828-7733
Alcohol, Medications and Older Adults: How to Get Help
AARP pamphlet, Hazelden, 1995
Alcohol & Medications: Safety for the Older Adult
Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Program, VCU School of Pharmacy, April 2009
Caring and Coping: For Family Members of Older Adults in Recovery
Bobbie Walker, 1989, Hazelden pamphlet
How to Talk to an Older Person Who has a Problem with Alcohol or Medications
Hazelden, www.hazelden.org or call 1-800-436-2273
Older Adults and Alcohol, You Can Get Help
NIAAA, www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/AlcoholBooklet/ or call 1-800-222-2225
Problems with Alcohol and Medications Among Older Adults, The Early Recovery Workbook, Session One: Denial and Session Two: Shame
Halzelden and AARP, Center City, MN Hazelden
The Best Is Yet to Come
Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 2007 brochure, 804-213-4688 or www.abc.virginia.gov/Education/brochures_and_other_resources.htm#alcaging
Websites
BNI-ART Institute: Boston University School of Public Health
www.ed.bmc.org/sbirt/media/Institute%20Brochure.pdf
Mayo Clinic
www.mayohealth.org
Mid-Atlantic Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC)
http://attcnetwork.org/regcenters/index_midatlantic.asp
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/
Health and Wellness Website for Older Adults
nihseniorhealth.gov/videolist.html#alcoholuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
www.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA Online Courses
pathwayscourses.samhsa.gov/
SAMHSA Online version of the Get Connected Toolkit
www.samhsa.gov/aging/docs/GetConnectedToolkit.pdf
Search: Get Connected! This is a free Get Connected! Toolkit for service providers that helps to address alcohol abuse and medication misuse among older adults. Or call toll-free 1-877-726-4727.
ncadistore.samhsa.gov
SAMHSA Older Adult Web Resources and Publications
www.samhsa.gov/aging/age_08.aspx
What is Substance Abuse Treatment? SAMHSA booklet for families.
kap.samhsa.gov/products/brochures/pdfs/whatisTx.pdf
Recovery and the Military: Treating Veterans and Their Families (Alcohol and Substance Abuse), SAMHSA DVD
store.samhsa.gov/product/VHS251
Senior Navigator, Virginia's Resource for Health and Aging
www.seniornavigator.com
Training Sessions for Service Providers (3 Web-based Training Sessions). Click on Course Providers (or Catalogs/Categories) to select Alcohol and Aging Awareness Group.
vacsb.elearning.networkofcare.org
"Elderly Victims of Abuse Often Use Alcohol or Drugs, Study Says", Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EurekAlert (press release) --- March 22, 2011
"Elderly 'Need Alcohol and Drug Support", NHS Choices, (article) June 2011
Case Study on Alcohol, Medications, and Older Adults by Maitreyee Mohanty and Patricia Slattum, 2011, Virginia Center on Aging and the Virginia Department for the Aging
www.sahp.vcu.edu/vcoa/newsletter/ageaction/agesummer11.pdf
Virginia Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehab Centers
www.treatment4addiction.com/rehab/Virginia/