Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-16-2019
Grading Professor
Jarrett Murphy
Subject Concentration
Urban Reporting
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
Often overlooked in coverage of the opioid crisis, American seniors have experienced a dramatic increase in addiction in the last two decades. Drug overdoses in adults ages 55-64 have risen six-fold since 1999, according to the Center for Disease Control, and emergency visits due to opioid misuse tripled among those over 65 from 2006-2014, a study from Towson University found. This print and video piece investigates how heroin and prescription opioid use among older adults in New York City has contributed to the overdose rate; the consequences of opioid restrictions for geriatric pain patients; and the treatment options for seniors with addiction.
Link: https://www.emmacdavis.com/capstone
Recommended Citation
Davis, Emma, "Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/405
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