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at-risk drinking

For older adults > 65 years of age: - > 3 drinks* on a single day - > 7 drinks/week * 1 drink = 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, or 1.5 oz of hard liquor Complications: - impaired driving - increased risk of traumatic injury - increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke* * > 8 drinks/day which woun

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alcoholic beverage

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alcohol abuse (includes alcohol use disorder, risky alcohol use)

References

  1. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 9th edition (GRS9) Medinal-Walpole A, Pacala JT, Porter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2016