Opioid abuse has risen dramatically over the past 20 years and a recent survey from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) paints an alarming picture of how older adults are affected. The survey garnered responses from more than 200 diverse community-bas… Continue reading
If you saw me walking down the street, a white, middle-class guy in his 60s, I doubt you’d think I could be someone who was once addicted to opioids. But I was, and I’m sharing my story about this journey to help people understand that addiction can ha… Continue reading
The opioid crisis has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. More than 130 people die every day from overdose, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Older adults who hear these statistics, especially if they consider themselves to have “… Continue reading
(Editor’s note: This is the second story in a four-part, weekly series on meditation, including its benefits for pain management, mental health and overall well-being. The first article in the series was Do You Meditate? Here’s Why You Might Want To.) … Continue reading
An increase in opioid drug addiction and overdose deaths during the past several years has prompted many state pharmacy boards, pharmacists and insurance companies to implement new policies that are designed to restrict access and stop abuse of prescri… Continue reading
(This article appeared previously in Kaiser Health News.) Hospice workers would be allowed to destroy patients’ unneeded opioids, reducing the risk that families misuse them, according to one little-noticed provision in the bipartisan opioids bill head… Continue reading