We thought it would be an excellent time to talk about substance use in older adults as many of us gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table with our extended families. We invited Ben Han, a geriatrician and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Geriatrics at NYU, to talk about the research that he has done in this area. In particular, we talked with Ben about the recent increase in substance use in older adults with the rising baby boomer generation, including use of alcohol, marijuana, heroin and prescription opiate misuse, and other drugs. To learn more about the studies he has done in this area, look at these great publications: Prevention and Screening of Unhealthy Substance Use by Older Adults Marijuana Use By Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the US Demographic Trends of Adults in NYC Opioid Treatment Programs Aging, Multimorbidity, and Substance Use Disorders: The Growing Case for Integrating the Principles of Geriatric Care and Harm Reduction Demographic Trends