Poll: Older adults support opioid Rx limits, need better counseling on use & disposal

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Nearly a third of older adults have received a prescription for an opioid pain medicine in the past two years, but many didn't get enough counseling about the risks that come with the potent painkillers, how to reduce their use, when to switch to a non-opioid option, or what to do with leftover pills, a new poll finds. Nearly three-quarters would support limits on how many opioid pills a doctor could prescribe at once.