[New post] Sharp Rise in Drug Overdose Deaths in Seniors

SupremeCmdr posted: " The researchers used data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to calculate annual overdose deaths from 2002 to 2021 among people aged 65 and older. Overall, they found that fatal overdoses quadrupled from 1060 in 2002 (three " lifeunderwriter.net Sharp Rise in Drug Overdose Deaths in Seniors SupremeCmdr Mar 30 The researchers used data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to calculate annual overdose deaths from 2002 to 2021 among people aged 65 and older. Overall, they found that fatal overdoses quadrupled from 1060 in 2002 (three per 100,000) to 6702 (12 per 100,000) in 2021, with the highest rates in Blacks (30.9 per 100,000). In 2021, about 13% of overdoses were intentional, 83% were unintentional, 4% were undetermined, and less than 1% were homicide. Older women accounted for 57% of intentional overdoses and 29% of accidental overdoses. Sharp Rise in Drug Overdose Deaths in Seniors - Medscape - Mar 30, 2023 -- https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/990297?src=rss Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from lifeunderwriter.net. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lifeunderwriter.net/2023/03/30/sharp-rise-in-drug-overdose-deaths-in-seniors/

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