Baby Boomers Haven't Kicked Drug Habit

Some members of the Woodstock generation haven't left the 1960s, at least in terms of their drug habits, the Associated Press writes.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) said last week that the percentage of people age 50 years or older who are using illicit drugs doubled between 2002 and 2007. SAMHSA said that 9.4 percent of adults in 2007 50-59 said they were using illicit drugs compared to 5.1 percent in 2002. Drug use increases are because of the Baby Boom generation moving through the age bracket, officials said.

Another fact: About 90 percent of Baby Boomers started using drugs before age 30.

For the SAMHSA news release, see here. For the full report, see here.