A legacy unravels: the boomer mythos reconsidered

Veering from their cultivated reputation as salubrious middle-agers, Boomers own the highest rates of drug use, suicide, obesity, and diabetes of any U.S. age group, federal statistics show. They also represent the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. prison population. "When I tell that to audiences," Males says, "I almost get looks of disappointment." "Boomtastrophe" San Francisco Weekly HT: to reader D. Roberts Note: DBD mentioned in article.