Opioids harming older patients at 'alarming' rate, study shows
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
Older patients prescribed opioids to deal with age-related health issues are suffering serious side effects exacerbated by the very illnesses their doctors are setting out to treat, a paradox Canada's health-care system must deal with before it gets worse, an Ontario advocacy group says.