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Aging in Recovery: Why Older Adults in Recovery Need More Than Traditional Elder Care

The conversation around substance use disorder has historically focused on treatment, detoxification, relapse prevention, and early recovery. Far less attention has been given to what happens after recovery succeeds—especially when people age. Today, millions of Americans identify as being in recovery from alcohol or drug problems, many of whom are now entering older adulthood. Yet […]

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Aging in Recovery Is Not Aging as Usual: Why Specialized Elder Care Matters

As more Americans live longer, a new population is emerging that has received far too little attention: older adults in long-term recovery from substance use disorder. Many people assume that once a person has remained clean or sober for years, they simply age like everyone else and can rely on the same senior services available

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Aging in Recovery: What the Data Already Tells Us

The question is no longer whether individuals age in recovery. The question is whether existing data support treating them as a distinct population requiring a different model of care. The answer is yes. Current research provides a clear foundation for this conclusion. An estimated 20.5 million Americans identify as being in recovery from a substance

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Aging in Recovery Residential Model (ARRM): What the Evidence Requires

The development of systems addressing substance use disorders and aging has occurred along separate trajectories. Treatment systems have focused on initiating recovery, while aging systems have evolved to address chronic illness and long-term care. The convergence of these two realities—long-term recovery and population aging—has produced a structural condition that existing systems were not designed to

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ARRM: Rethinking Recovery Through Environment and Continuity

As the field of Aging in Recovery continues to take shape, one question becomes unavoidable: what does long-term recovery actually require as individuals enter later life? The Aging in Recovery Residential Model (ARRM) offers a clear and practical answer. It is not an abstract concept or a general response framework. ARRM is a structural, residential

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