@StefanKertesz what is total #opioid deaths out of 64,000+ total OD fatalities in 2016.
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@NewYorker want some fact checking? Here is the total for 2015:33,091, last year for which CDC calculated total https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm655051e1.htm …pic.twitter.com/5h5FzixfNQ
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But doing so inaccurately right? The prelim counts don’t offer an opioid total but rather count by individual drugs (with overlap implied)
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Can't add up all drugs from each category and say this is the total... CDC actually says: DON'T DO THAT
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Correct. They're not exclusive. But if you have the MCOD data you can subset on multiple ICD codes. That number looks right.
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MCOD lists up to 20 causes of death. Was it heroin or fentanyl? Hard to say. But these should be individual opioid-related ODs.
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Are you saying the 52,404 figure is plausible or that there is a real computation available (I need to cite it if accurate-help appreciated)
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What's that compared to gun deaths or those associated with terror attacks? (I'm genuinely interested in the comparison)
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22000 annual gun suicides are no longer included... Wow...
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Isn't that under deaths, I'm from the UK so don't know. Though each case has a link.
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Thanks I need my readers glasses on next time.
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It’s hard to have an addict in the family fact is about everyone does but when you cut medical insurance ¬ make rehab covered this is it!
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Everyone dose understand that this is not the 1rst tyme for an opoid crisis , last one was around 1890-1900 ? Some where in there.
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A little close there was one in 1980s and 90s..this one seems to be a bit worse than b4
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Yes , but I thought the 1 at beginning of the century was really substantial , all over ? Global ? I'll have to refresh my brain !
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At least with opioid addiction, there is help. AIDS victims have help jist not advertised like this epidemic
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