Substance abuse can happen at any age and senior citizens aren’t immune, as the arrest of Oscar-nominated actor Rip Torn reminds us.
Addiction and substance abuse know no age bounds. This was proven again when 78-year-old actor Rip Torn was arrested recently after allegedly breaking into a Connecticut bank in the town of Salisbury. Following the alleged event, which happened near his Lakeville home, Torn was accused of breaking into the bank with a revolver while intoxicated. After being arraigned on burglary and firearms charges and posting $100,000 bond, the Oscar-nominated actor was released.
Torn is now planning to enter a treatment facility to complete an alcohol addiction program, according to his lawyer, which was a condition of his release set by the judge. (more…)
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