Healio (4/22, Herpen) reported, “The number and proportion of older adults admitted to substance use disorder [SUD] treatment facilities between 2000 and 2017 increased substantially compared to younger adults,” investigators concluded in a study that “utilized nationwide information from the Treatment Episode Data Set: Admissions to assess yearly admissions to SUD treatment facilities between 2000 to 2001 and 2016 to 2017 for adults 55 years or older, compared with adults aged 21 to 54.” The findings were published online March 28 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. (SOURCE: APA Headlines)