Older adults who used opioid pain medications before minor surgery were put at a risk they may not know about.<br />These adults were up to 68% more likely to die within 90 days of the procedure.<br />That is when compared with those who never used the drugs, according to UPI.<br />Even among those 65 and older with low levels of opioid use, even eight months before surgery...<br />...About 55 people per 10,000 in the general population died within 90 days of having a procedure.<br />Those who had not used opioid pain drugs prior to surgery died at a rate of just over 40 per 10,000.
