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By 2010, the average number of prescriptions per elderly person is projected to grow to 38.5, an increase of 10 prescriptions, or 35 percent, per senior since 2000. From 1992 to 2010, the average number of prescriptions per senior will grow by 96 percent.
Prescription drug abuse in the elderly. Martin CM. The increased use of prescription drugs has brought pain relief too many and often improved the quality of life of elderly patients.But the increase in use and availability of prescription medications-especially controlled substances-brings with it an increased potential for abuse.tudies have shown that intentional abuse of prescription drugs is increasing among all age groups. As the number of persons 65 years of age and older skyrockets with the aging of the baby boomers, experts predict that prescription drug abuse among the elderly also will rise significantly.