Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Opioid study
A new study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality regarding opioid abuse finds that Tennessee women are more likely than men to wind up in the hospital with a painkiller problem. The federal agency is charged with improving the safety and quality of America’s health care system. Researchers looked at emergency room visits as well as hospitalization rates over a nine year period and found a significant rise in the number of patients with opioid issues. Nationally the rate is higher for men but in Tennessee women have a higher rate for ER visits and hospital stays. In Tennessee, those aged 25 to 44 have the most issues. The Volunteer State ranks in the middle nationally for opioid-related hospital visits.


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