Mixing prescription drugs can create serious health problems for seniors

SUDBURY -- Officials with Home Instead Senior Care are urging family members to accompany seniors to a doctor so they don’t misuse medication.

Nikki Sage, a community outreach coordinator with Home Instead Senior Care, has some tips on how to keep loved ones safe.

More to come… Catch the interview on CTV News at Five Tuesday, Feb. 11 or here afterward.

  

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  The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse has released a 10-year plan aimed at curbing the misuse while also ensuring that those who legitimately need the medications can still access them.