[Alcohol intoxication in old age]

Abstract

Acute alcohol intoxication occurs in elderly subjects. Drunkenness appears in banal clinical forms in geriatrics: falls, dizziness or confusion. Elderly people are more vulnerable to alcohol and need less alcohol to become intoxicated. Age does not exclude the possibility of receiving alcohol addiction treatment. Broaching the subject with an elderly person, the day after a drunken episode, is useful and recommended.

Keywords: acute alcohol intoxication; alcohol; alcool; care; elderly person; intoxication éthylique aiguë; misuse; mésusage; soins; sujet âgé.