title: Alcohol Is alcohol misuse only a problem in the younger generation?
abstract: The popular image of older people requesting a small sherry with their Christmas lunch and becoming tipsy is an erroneous view of their drinking habits. People do not stop drinking hazardously simply because they are older. Bereavement, isolation and pain are a potent mix when combined with the low cost and accessibility of alcohol. It is likely therefore that there will be an increase in the need for alcohol services for older people.
authors.affiliation: Intermediate care, NHS Bournemouth and Poole Community Health Services and member of the nurses' and allied health professionals' special interest group, British Geriatrics Society (BGS).
authors.forename: Dawne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garrett