Author name: Gil Cintron, LMSW

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance use disorders (SUD), and long-term recovery
Aging In Recovery, Articles, Social Work

PTSD, Long-Term Recovery, and the Invisible Cohort

For decades, public discussions about addiction have focused primarily on active substance use, homelessness, incarceration, and crisis. Far less attention has been devoted to the large and growing population of individuals who achieved long-term recovery years ago and are now aging into later adulthood. Many of these individuals rebuilt families, careers, and stable lives during […]

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My Concept: The Aging In Recovery Residential Model

For decades, public systems in the United States have approached addiction and aging as entirely separate issues. We developed addiction treatment systems for people struggling with substance use disorders, and we developed aging services for older adults requiring assistance later in life. What society failed to anticipate was that millions of people would successfully recover

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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
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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 Long-Term Recovery: A System We Never Built

For decades, the goal in addiction treatment has been clear: help people get clean, stabilize their lives, and sustain recovery. And for many, that goal has been achieved. But now we are facing a new reality. A growing number of individuals who entered recovery in the 1980s and 1990s are aging into their 60s, 70s,

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