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• Laura Kielhurn, LMSW created a new blog: THE DONUT HOLE   5 months, 2 weeks ago

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• Laura Kielhurn, LMSW created a new blog: Alcohol Abuse In Older Adults   5 months, 4 weeks ago

• Laura Kielhurn, LMSW wrote a new blog post: ALCOHOL ABUSE IN OLDER ADULTS   5 months, 4 weeks ago
  

  For many older adults, feeling of boredom, loneliness, depression and helplessness may trigger substance abuse. Attempts at contending with those difficulties or even in self-medicating chronic pain issues (real or perceived) have resulted in dependencies on alcohol as an easily accessible and socially accepted coping mechanism. For some, the loss of a spouse