Opioid-related mortality rising among younger adults, study reveals

From 2003 through 2020, as opioid-related mortality in Ontario, Canada increased five-fold, the age distribution also shifted downward – with rates now peaking for people in their mid-30s – according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Patrick Brown of University of Toronto, and colleagues.
From 2003 through 2020, as opioid-related mortality in Ontario, Canada increased five-fold, the age distribution also shifted downward – with rates now peaking for people in their mid-30s – according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Patrick Brown of University of Toronto, and colleagues.