Deadly opioid overdoes rate climbs among seniors as more get prescriptions for chronic pain

Name: Deadly opioid overdoes rate climbs among seniors as more get prescriptions for chronic pain
Uploaded: 2026-03-16T17:57:00-0400
Duration: 4 min 14 s
Description: Overdose deaths involving people 65 and older have increased by 400% during the last two decades, with a third of seniors misusing opioids prescribed to them for pain, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.

Overdose deaths involving people 65 and older have increased by 400% during the last two decades, with a third of seniors misusing opioids prescribed to them for pain, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram reports.