Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system, but aren’t designed for dementia, a new study shows.
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Could Medical Marijuana Replace Opioids?
Posted on 01 March 2019.
Medical marijuana may bring relief to older people who have symptoms like pain, sleep disorders or anxiety due to chronic conditions.
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Opioids & Older Adults: Poll Supports Prescribing Limits, Better Counseling
Posted on 31 July 2018.
Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years, but many of them didn’t get enough counseling about the risks.
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The Difficult Choices: Opioids And The Quest For Less Addictive Drugs
Posted on 17 May 2017.
Vicodin, OxyContin and similar drugs are widely used for bad backs, severe arthritis, damaged nerves and other woes.
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Fighting opioid painkiller abuse among boomers
Posted on 13 December 2015.
Prescription opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions, with more than half of patients being treated for chronic pain reportedly misusing their medication at some point.
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Views diverge on proper use of painkillers
Posted on 29 July 2014.
Different parts of the federal government describe the problem — and potential solutions — of abuse with Vicodin, OxyContin and other opioid drugs in different terms.
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