In Prince’s Age Group, Risk Of Opioid Overdose Climbs

(By Kristin Espeland Gourlay, RINPR for Kaiser Health News)

Evidence is mounting that opioid pain medication may have played a role in the death of pop legend Prince. While the medical examiner hasn’t yet released the results of the autopsy and toxicology tests in this case, opioid overdose in middle age is all too common.

In 2013 and 2014, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people ages 45 to 64 accounted for more than 40 percent of all deaths from drug overdose. Prince died on April 21 at his home and music studio Paisley Park in Minneapolis. He was 57. Read article here…..

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