Why are adults over 65 increasingly dying of overdose?
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Opioid overdose death rates came down in 2023. Data shows that’s true across the country and here in Minnesota, but not for older adults.
Overdose deaths have increased by 9 percent among people over 65. That’s according to one nationwide analysis by the health research and journalism outfit KFF.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dr. Bob Levy, an associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Minnesota who created a toolkit to help doctors recognize opioid use disorder in their older patients.
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