From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Opioid misuse sending more older adults to emergency departments from McKnight's Long-Term Care News Emergency room visits by seniors who have misused opioids more than tripled between 2006 and 2014, according to a new study. The misuse of painkillers has had a snowball effect for seniors, leading to an increase in the number of chronic conditions, greater injury risk and higher rates of mental health diagnoses, researchers with Towson University found. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063