Adverse drug events are severe and one of the most common post-discharge complications, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Continuous medication use has been linked with poor long-term care outcomes, particularly when misused and overprescribed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that drug overdose deaths increased nearly 30% over a year (2019-2020), and roughly 75% of said drug deaths (91,799) involved an opioid. Learn how prescribing pain medication after discharge has inflated medication usage and explore the rise of non-prescription drugs since the beginning of the pandemic.

Presenter: Erica Noel