A Narrative Review of Alcohol Prevention Interventions Among Older Adults Alexis Kuerbis,1 ORCID logo Silke Behrendt,2,3 Alex Elswick,4 Amy F. Kostelic,4 and Simone Schultz5

https://arcr.niaaa.nih.gov/volume/45/1/narrative-review-alcohol-prevention-interventions-among-older-adults?utm_source=arcr-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kuerbis-2025-11&utm_content=arcr-listserv A Narrative Review of Alcohol Prevention Interventions Among Older Adults​​ Alexis Kuerbis, Silke Behrendt, Alex Elswick, Amy F. Kostelic, and Simone Schultz With the aging of the U.S. population, alcohol misuse among people age 50 and older is an increasing public health challenge. A new Alcohol Research: Current Reviews article summarizes recent research on prevention interventions to address this concern, including older adult-specific interventions. The studies identified both factors that may increase success of prevention interventions in older adults and barriers that can impede intervention success. Offering older adults a variety of intervention modalities, including in-person, mail-based, and digital approaches, may increase access to and engagement with interventions across generations