The Car Insurance Gender Gap-Drug Addiction Among Baby Boomers

Miriam Boeri, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Bentley University, author of Hurt: Chronicles of the Drug War Generation interviewed dozens of Baby Boomers who are hooked on illicit drugs. She explained why she believes the War on Drugs has not only failed, but has exacerbated the problem. She said that in the past, once someone reached the age or 35 or so, they would typically quit using hard drugs, but the Baby Boom generation has done the opposite: drug abuse among older Americans is skyrocketing.