Such hospitalizations, costing more than $1 billion a year, involve drug-induced delirium, poisoning or overdose by codeine and other opiate-based medications and withdrawal from drugs.
In comparison, the number of hospital admissions for these conditions declined by 11 percent for ages 18-44, while it grew by 96 percent for ages 65-84 and 87 percent for ages 85 and older.
Read the AHRQ release on hospitalizations.
Read more coverage of hospitalizations.
– Report Sees Decline in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Older Adults
– AHRQ: Most Expensive Hospital Stays Average $18,000 Per Day
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