Brooks JM, et al. - Adults aged 50 years and older who reported use of one or more prescription opioids in the past 30 days were assessed for links between depressive symptoms and opioid potency. Using data (2005-2013) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers conducted adjusted multiple linear regression models. Among community-dwelling, non-institutionalized adults ≥50 years old (n=1,036), symptoms of minor depression, moderate depression, and severe depression were prevalent in 236 (22.8%), 135 (13.0%), and 122 (11.8%) of them, respectively. They identified a higher likelihood of taking high-potency opioid medications among older adults with severe depressive symptoms vs older adults without depressive symptoms.