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Opioid addiction among older Ontarians more than doubled in decade
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- The number of older Ontarians with opioid use disorder more than doubled from 7,116 in 2017 to 15,231 by the end of last year.
- Older adults on opioid agonist therapy more than tripled since 2013 according to new research released Wednesday.
- The proportion of deaths in this age group involving fentanyl spiked, reflecting the growing reach of the illicit drug market.
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