The Hidden Opioid Crisis No One Talks About: Seniors and the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act
Grant Wood’s American Gothic (1930), depicting a middle-aged rural couple, is what “seniors” look like in the popular imagination, but recent data tell a very different story. Opioid overdoses and prescription misuse are rising fast among the elderly. Returning to the pod for his second appearance to discuss this little-known issue and the bill proposed to address it is Al Guida, veteran healthcare lobbyist and policy strategist with over 30 years of experience navigating Washington’s complex legislative landscape. We discuss: How the opioid epidemic has infiltrated the senior population…
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