{
  "id": 9360325,
  "title": "Number of older adults living with opioid use disorder in Ontario more than doubles over eight years, new report finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/number-of-older-adults-living-with-opioid-use-disorder-in-ontario",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-older-adults-opioid-disorder-ontario.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The number of Ontarians aged 55 and older with health care interactions related to opioid use disorder (OUD) more than doubled between 2017 and 2025, according to a new report published by the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (ODPRN), based at St. Michael's Hospital.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}