Health Service Executive. (2025) Alcohol and older adults.
External website: https://www2.hse.ie/living-well/alcohol/health/phy...
As you get older, your body is less able to break down alcohol. You are also more vulnerable to the harmful effects of alcohol.
Older people tend to drink more often than younger people. They can also drink at harmful levels.
Item Type
Webpage
Publication Type
Irish-related
Drug Type
Alcohol
Intervention Type
Prevention, Harm reduction
Date
July 2025
Publisher
Health Service Executive
Corporate Creators
Health Service Executive
Place of Publication
Dublin
EndNote
Subjects
A Substance use and dependence > Prevalence > Substance use behaviour > Alcohol consumption
A Substance use and dependence > Personal history of substance use (pathway) > Tolerance
B Substances > Alcohol
G Health and disease > State of health > Mental health
G Health and disease > Pathology > Cancer
G Health and disease > Cardiovascular / heart disease
G Health and disease > Digestive / endocrine system disease > Liver disease > Liver cirrhosis
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
T Demographic characteristics > Elderly / Older person
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
A Substance use and dependence > Personal history of substance use (pathway) > Tolerance
B Substances > Alcohol
G Health and disease > State of health > Mental health
G Health and disease > Pathology > Cancer
G Health and disease > Cardiovascular / heart disease
G Health and disease > Digestive / endocrine system disease > Liver disease > Liver cirrhosis
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Risk and protective factors > Risk factors
T Demographic characteristics > Elderly / Older person
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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