Until recently, alcohol and prescription drug misuse among 20% of Baby Boomers was commonly ignored by health care professionals and often not identified by family members and loved ones.
Society is only beginning to realize the pervasiveness of substance abuse among Baby Boomers (50+) and older Adults. Until recently, alcohol and prescription drug misuse among 20% of Baby Boomers was commonly ignored by health care professionals and often not identified by family members and loved ones.
Chemical dependency can be a life threatening illness for Baby Boomers+ (and older adults) that impacts every aspect of a person's life; destroying relationships, negatively affecting one's vocation, causing long-term health problems, destroying Baby Boomers+ dreams for retirement while eating away at their resolve to seek help.
Prescription medication misuse is the most common substance related problem among Baby Boomers, with alcohol running a close second. Often healthcare providers and others attribute symptoms of substance abuse and dependency to common issues of aging explaining away the possibility of a substance problem. 87% of Baby Boomers see a physician regularly, but it is estimated that 40% of those at risk of substance dependency are not diagnosed. In addition, Baby Boomers are more likely to hide their substance abuse and less likely to seek professional help than others. Many are ashamed of the problem and choose not to address it. The overall result is that thousands of Baby Boomers and older adults who need treatment do not receive it.
Weyland Consultation Services has the expertise to focus on the special needs of Baby Boomers and older adults. They have developed Baby Boomer+ (and older Adult) Drug Rehabilitation Programs with the following features:
- Age-specific group and individual treatment that is non-confrontational and aims to build or rebuild the Baby Boomer+ self-esteem
- Focus on coping with depression, loneliness, and loss
- Focus on rebuilding or establishing a social support network
- A pace and content of treatment appropriate for Baby Boomers+
- Staff members who are interested and experienced in working Baby Boomers+
- Linkages with medical services and other supportive services
- A Less restrictive and intrusive drug rehabilitation approach
Weyland Consultation Services in the San Francisco Bay Area has made the sincere and professionally executed effort to put together a tract of drug and alcohol rehabilitation services specifically designed for Baby Boomers and older adults with protocols that are adjusted for the age-specific needs of Baby Boomers+. Age-specific treatment is treatment in which older individuals come together exclusively with their peers. Treatment works best when the issues dealt with are congruent with the life stage of the patient.
Weyland Consultation Services offers a discreet age and gender specific medically managed outpatient opportunity for Baby Boomers+ to attain recovery. These services are provided in a calm and soothing environment that supports the patient's efforts to take the necessary steps toward ongoing recovery at the patient's pace.
If you are a Baby Boomer+, have a Baby Boomer+ family member, friend or work with a Baby Boomer that needs help to overcome this painful, destructive illness while allowing the continuation of life's obligations with minimal interruption and located in the Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, Berkley, Danville, Concord and Walnut Creek areas - visit our website www.weylandservices.com/ or call (925) 945-7816 ext. 41.
