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Podcast: Road to Resilience
Episode: Addiction Among Older Adults
Description: Substances affect older adults differently than others. Geriatrician Lauren Kelly, MD, MPH, discusses how she helps her older adult patients address addiction, noting that treatment is a matter of helping them gain control over their substance abuse. This can mean stopping use altogether, or it can mean using substances in a safer or more moderate fashion.Visit https://www.mountsinai.org/clinical-trials to see if you're eligible to enroll in a clinical trial with the Mount Sinai Health System.Check out more episodes of Road to Resilience —as well as guest pictures, transcripts, and more— on t...