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A new study says that opioid use could put dementia patients at a higher risk of death. The research was recently revealed at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.
Older adults who take opioids after being diagnosed with dementia have a higher risk for dying and that risk is 11 times higher during the first two weeks after starting the drugs. This is according to a new study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Amsterdam.