Opioid Use Among Older Patients Increasing, Studies Suggest.

reports that, according to the CDC, Americans between the ages of 45 and 64 comprised 44 percent of deaths due to opioid overdoses in 2013 and 2014. The rising figures have spurred health officials to issue new guidelines for dosage requirements, while organizations such as the Doctors Co. are working to assist physicians in applying new CDC guidelines and patients in safely managing pain. https://www.wsj.com/articles/opiod-use-soars-among-middle-aged-and-elderly-1492999801