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Opioid medications can compromise driving abilities among older adults: Study

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A new study looks at the relationship between opioid (medicines used for pain relief, including anaesthesia) use and driving among older adults. The study`s results led by faculty at the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus was published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The researchers examined data from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's LongROAD study.