Overdose and Fall Risk Concentration among Benzodiazepine Users
Unintentional injury is a significant burden and source of premature mortality for aging Americans: in 2016, there were 53,141 deaths due to unintentional injury among adults 65 and older (“older adults”) and an additional 5.1 million non-fatal injuries. Falls are the...
Examining Opioid Overdose Risk in the Context of Changing Patterns of Opioid Prescribing and Overdose
Opioid overdose mortality continues to rise, but major shifts have occurred in the relative proportion of deaths attributed to specific opioid types. Opioids can be categorized into natural/semisynthetic opioids (e.g.including prescribed hydrocodone and oxycodone),...