6-27-19 Fire, Seniors, Opioids
Season 2019 Episode 132 | 29mVideo has Closed Captions
Urban brush fires, Senior citizens and opioid addiction
Urban brush fires can more quickly threaten structures as compared with wildfires. The need to manage pain that often comes with old age results in opioid prescriptions that are leading to addictions that led to a 74 percent increase in opioid-related emergency department visits for seniors.
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Arizona Horizon is a local public television program presented by Arizona PBS
6-27-19 Fire, Seniors, Opioids
Season 2019 Episode 132 | 29mVideo has Closed Captions
Urban brush fires can more quickly threaten structures as compared with wildfires. The need to manage pain that often comes with old age results in opioid prescriptions that are leading to addictions that led to a 74 percent increase in opioid-related emergency department visits for seniors.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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