A study that included almost 4,400 hospital patients in Portland,
Ore., who were transferred to nursing facilities showed 7 in 10 received an
opioid prescription at discharge. The study, published in the journal
Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, showed most of these patients were over
age 65, which researchers noted was an age group that is vulnerable to
opioid-associated harm.
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