Ashwin Kotwal and Research Team Publish Article in JAMA Internal Medicine

Drs. Ashwin Kotwal, Mike Steinman, Irena Cenzer, and Alex Smith published an article entitled "Use of High-risk Medications Among Lonely Older Adults" in JAMA Internal Medicine. The key finding: Loneliness was associated with higher pain medication use, including use of opioids and NSAIDs, and more than twice the frequency of use of antidepressants, sleep medications, and benzodiazepines.