Overprescribing Is Part of the Opioid Crisis
Recent study results suggest that patients don’t need all the pain pills doctors prescribe after surgery. By Katrina Caruso …
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The Opioid Crisis Is Hitting Older Adults
Almost a third of the opioid-related deaths in Canada in 2017 were among people 50 or older By Katrina Caruso One out of every two Canadians was prescribed opioids in 2015—half of us—so it’s hardly surprising that Canada…