One gentleman I met while I was at family week at a rehab center was of an advanced age. He was newly arrived from detox, very shook up and really wanting to find a deeper recovery.
He had been sober for 25 years and was befuddled as to how he wound up back in the active grips of advanced alcoholism. Yet, here he was, asking questions, wanting help.
There were many younger addicts/alcoholics there who didn't have that kind of openness to recovering.