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OxyContin and other opioids tied to 1 in 8 deaths in young adults, Ontario study shows
Perceptions on safety of opioid medications need to change, researchers and advocates say
By Amina Zafar, CBC News Posted: Jul 07, 2014 2:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 07, 2014 9:59 PM ET
Prescription drug overdose deaths on the rise 2:22
Use of opioids such as OxyContin and codeine is a leading cause of death in young adults, say researchers in Ontario who reviewed coroner reports from a period of nearly 20 years.
Rates of opioid-related deaths are increasing rapidly in the province and are concentrated among the young — a substantial burden of disease, the researchers say in Monday’s issue of the journal Addiction.
Toronto scientist Tara Gomes calls opioids risky medications that can be effective but need to be used appropriately. (Sydney Helland/ICES)
"We found that among those individuals aged between 25 and 34 years, that approximately one out of every eight deaths were related to opioid overdoses," said study author Tara Gomes, a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/oxyco...in-young-adults-ontario-study-shows-1.2696995
Perceptions on safety of opioid medications need to change, researchers and advocates say
By Amina Zafar, CBC News Posted: Jul 07, 2014 2:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 07, 2014 9:59 PM ET
Prescription drug overdose deaths on the rise 2:22
Use of opioids such as OxyContin and codeine is a leading cause of death in young adults, say researchers in Ontario who reviewed coroner reports from a period of nearly 20 years.
Rates of opioid-related deaths are increasing rapidly in the province and are concentrated among the young — a substantial burden of disease, the researchers say in Monday’s issue of the journal Addiction.
Toronto scientist Tara Gomes calls opioids risky medications that can be effective but need to be used appropriately. (Sydney Helland/ICES)
"We found that among those individuals aged between 25 and 34 years, that approximately one out of every eight deaths were related to opioid overdoses," said study author Tara Gomes, a scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/oxyco...in-young-adults-ontario-study-shows-1.2696995
