Opioids' Impact on Seniors
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New AHRQ data provide important insights into opioid use among seniors, including the average annual number of seniors who filled opioid prescriptions in 2015 and 2016 and the increase in opioid-related hospitalizations among seniors between 2010 and 2015. Average Annual Opioid Prescription Use Among Seniors, 2015-2016
Increase in Opioid-Related Hospitalizations Among Seniors, 2010-2015 34% increase in the rate of opioid-related hospitalizations
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Internet Citation: Opioids' Impact on Seniors. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). February 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/OpioidsImpactonSeniors.jsp. |
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