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People over 50 who are worried about their drinking can now get support from professionals trained to help older adults with alcohol problems by using web chat on the Drink Wise, Age Well website.

Reacting to NHS Scotland figures out today that show the number of people being admitted to hospital with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) is at an all-time high, Julie Breslin, Head of the Drink Wise, Age Well programme, which helps the over 50s make healthier choices about alcohol made this statement.

A new online, interactive training module has been launched to help people who work with, or support older adults to recognise if they are being adversely affected by alcohol and respond in a way that is supportive and non-judgemental.

A short film being launched today at a conference about substance misuse in the over 50s2 looks at the main reasons older people drink, in a bid to generate better understanding of the tough later life realities that could lead any one of us to drink a little more than we should.

A new report being launched at the House of Lords on November 21 has found that ageism and age discrimination in alcohol policy, practice and research is denying older people the treatment they need to recover from harmful drinking.