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

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.
Mar 16 (04:14)
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