Middle-Aged Adults Are Binge Drinking and Using Marijuana at Record Levels

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Middle-Aged Adults Are Binge Drinking and Using Marijuana at Record Levels - The New York Times

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More than one-quarter of people aged 30 to 50 binge drink, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health

35-50 is not middle aged, I refuse to consider myself middle aged

[stepee]

11 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Middle-Aged Adults Are Binge Drinking and Using Marijuana at Record Levels - The New York Times

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More than one-quarter of people aged 30 to 50 binge drink, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health

35-50 is not middle aged, I refuse to consider myself middle aged

 

Scariest part to me is how they end it at 50 too. So once you are 51 you are now elderly

 

edit: Middle age is now 50-65 and I stand by this.

[Uaarkson]

As someone currently residing in a sober living community, I can confirm that alcoholism among the middle aged is out of control. For every young heroin addict there are probably ten older alcoholics.

[Greatoneshere]

I'm 36 and definitely helping to contribute to these numbers. We gotta pump these numbers up even more people. YOLO SWAGGINS BITCHES

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Middle-Aged Adults Are Binge Drinking and Using Marijuana at Record Levels - The New York Times

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More than one-quarter of people aged 30 to 50 binge drink, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health

35-50 is not middle aged, I refuse to consider myself middle aged

 

And yeah I agree 35 is not middle aged. However, the average life expectancy of a male in the US is about 72-74, and 37 is half, so "middle" aged I guess? I think of 45-55 when I think of middle aged. Maybe even more like 47-59. 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

2 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

I'm 36 and definitely helping to contribute to these numbers. We gotta pump these numbers up even more people. YOLO SWAGGINS BITCHES

 

 

 

 

 

And yeah I agree 35 is not middle aged. However, the average life expectancy of a male in the US is about 72-74, and 37 is half, so "middle" aged I guess? I think of 45-55 when I think of middle aged. Maybe even more like 47-59. 

I’m also in denial that I’m getting old

[Greatoneshere]

1 minute ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

I’m also in denial that I’m getting old

 

How old are you?  

[Firewithin]

Yup the nectar known as alcohol is what helps me feel numb to everything 

[unogueen]

maybe makesocietyless shit? no.    but have some         drugs/

[silentbob]

Well I’m in the marijuana department for sure. I’m sadly 41 now and would consider it middle age, but the numbers are probably higher for marijuana users beyond that 50+ age. This from the latest CNN special I watched and personal experience working a marijuana shop. All I know is that weed has now helped 2 people from being/becoming full blown alcoholics. Prefer the smoke over the drink and is overall healthier and admit makes them motivated on certain strains.

[Paperclyp]

I was never a super heavy drinker, but I did get in a habit during the pandemic of drinking a beer or two every night. We consciously attempted to counter it and I probably average less than a beer a week now. Smoked a little pot in college but never really appealed to me much. 

 

I'm 37. 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

19 minutes ago, Greatoneshere said:

 

How old are you?  

35, so this is my first foray into being classified as middle aged! I do not care for it!

[TUFKAK]

30s is middle aged guys accept it.

[CitizenVectron]

I don't drink or do any drugs harder than generic ibuprofen. Livin' that Mitt Romney lifestyle.

[TUFKAK]

Just now, CitizenVectron said:

I don't drink or do any drugs harder than generic ibuprofen. Livin' that Mitt Romney lifestyle.

[Uaarkson]

1 minute ago, CitizenVectron said:

I don't drink or do any drugs harder than generic ibuprofen. Livin' that Mitt Romney lifestyle.

You’re not missing anything. Drugs lead to misery.

[CitizenVectron]

Coincidentally, my wife also has MS. Maybe one day I'll lose a presidential election to an Obama.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

I'm 48 and consume exactly one beer per week at 9:08pm on Saturday.

[5timechamp]

I dont drink, smoke or do drugs but im slowly deteriorating all the same.. back pain is at a constant 5 with spikes…as a result of lack of activity im just gaining weight..

Im like the humans from Wall-e at this point… If the time comes im putting on a wifebeater shirt and overdosing on Viagra so that at least I can Die Hard

[5timechamp]

1 minute ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

I'm 48 and consume exactly one beer per week at 9:08pm on Saturday.

brand?

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

Just now, 5timechamp said:

brand?

 

Whatever porter or stout is available.

[stepee]

I’m a 9:09pm guy myself 

[TUFKAK]

9:11 here

 

Too soon?

[Guest]

When I think of “middle aged”, I generally think of those with older teens/college aged kids, but that aren’t themselves quite retirement aged.

 

But I was born an old man, so at 38, call me middle aged or worse.

[CastlevaniaNut18]

I just turned 36. I don’t want to say I’m middled aged. 
 

Thankfully, drinking has never had a huge appeal to me. I mostly just like having a beer or two when I’m out with friends. The idea of drinking to cope with my stress has never seemed appealing to me. 
 

And I don’t do drugs, because of my job. Wouldn’t mind indulging in edibles once in a while, but that would be the time something would happen at work and they would want to drug test me. 

[MarSolo]

I love beer. I love going out on a Friday and Saturday night and socializing with people. It’s great. 

[Kal-El814]

18 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

I love beer. I love going out on a Friday and Saturday night and socializing with people. It’s great. 

 

CALM DOWN THERE KAVANAUGH

[marioandsonic]

I'm 34.  I never liked beer, but I do enjiy cocktails and mixed drinks.

 

...I can't tell if that's better or worse.

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

The sad reality is that this information is hardly surprising when framed against the record levels of deaths from suicides and overdoses.

 

Suicide deaths reached a record high in the US in 2022, provisional data shows | CNN

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More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

U.S. Recorded Nearly 110,000 Overdose Deaths in 2022 - The New York Times

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The number leveled off after two years of sharp increases, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

[Reputator]

36, and beer is my drug of choice. Wish it were less of it though, and I keep trying to cut back.

 

I tried pot but I have sensitive lungs and it's unpleasant. Not looking to get a medical card either, but I could probably get away with THC microdoses, and that's something I've been looking into to get me off the alcohol, at least some.

[69los]

54 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

9:11 here

 

Too soon?

 

Almost there.

 

22.3 year rule says some time on 12/29/23.

[TUFKAK]

9 minutes ago, 69los said:

 

Almost there.

 

22.3 year rule says some time on 12/29/23.

We all said we’d never forget.

 

I take substances cause I said I’d never forget. 9:11

[thewhyteboar]

1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said:

I'm 48 and consume exactly one beer per week at 9:08pm on Saturday.

A room temperature beer, a slab of beef charred until it no longer resembles anything organic, and a 5 hour loop of the Soviet national anthem. That’s a good Saturday night!

[DPCyric]

Past few years I've been a combination of angry or depressed most of the time but completely sober basically all the way through it (there was a death that did take some alcohol though). 

[Firewithin]

4 minutes ago, thewhyteboar said:

A room temperature beer, a slab of beef charred until it no longer resembles anything organic, and a 5 hour loop of the Soviet national anthem. That’s a good Saturday night!

room temp? why the punishment? 

[silentbob]

28 minutes ago, Reputator said:

36, and beer is my drug of choice. Wish it were less of it though, and I keep trying to cut back.

 

I tried pot but I have sensitive lungs and it's unpleasant. Not looking to get a medical card either, but I could probably get away with THC microdoses, and that's something I've been looking into to get me off the alcohol, at least some.

look into edibles which can easily be ordered online. Get them in low doses and take one and see if it works, if too light the first time, try 2 and so on. My pot store manager always said “Pretend you’re making a soup. All soups need salt and it’s way too easy to add too much, but even harder to get rid of” Plus look into possible THC oils as well for micro dosing options. If you want good pain relief then look into mixture of CBD/THC. His wife also suffers from MS and would have to cover for him on days off if she had a spill at home. So good reason why he’s big into business and a smart man too.