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Number of older adults living with opioid use disorder in Ontario more than doubles over eight years, new report finds (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-23

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Number of older adults living with opioid use disorder in Ontario more than doubles over eight years, new report finds

medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-23

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Claim 1 of 8Not checkedThe number of Ontarians aged 55 and older with health care interactions related to opioid use disorder more than doubled between 2017 and 2025, rising from 7,116 to 15,231.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 8Not checkedThe number of older adults with opioid use disorder living in long-term care remained low and stable over the same period, at fewer than 130.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 8Not checkedUse of opioid agonist treatment among older adults more than tripled between 2013 and 2025, increasing from 2,661 to 13,370 recipients.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 8Not checkedOpioid toxicity death rates among older adults increased substantially between 2013 and 2024 and peaked during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 1,000 deaths in 2023 to 2024 alone.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 8Not checkedFentanyl's involvement in opioid toxicity deaths doubled from 31% in 2017 to 62% in 2024.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 8Not checkedAmong 1,087 opioid toxicity deaths in 2023 and 2024, nearly 75% occurred in people aged 55 to 64, about 80% occurred in a private residence, and only one in five happened with someone present who could intervene.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 7 of 8Not checkedMore than half of the older adults who died had lived with a pain condition in the preceding years, only one-third involved prescribed opioids only, and a quarter had a health care visit in the week before death or received home care in the year before death.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 8 of 8Not checkedThe report says health and social service systems need to prepare for an older population with opioid use disorder by building tailored, age-sensitive programs and supports, especially in home care and long-term care.View evidenceHide evidence

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Substance use harms among older adults in Ontario: a focus on opioids

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To Care For Older Adults With Substance Use Disorder, Create Age-Friendly Health Systems

Forefront Group · 2022 · Crossref

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