Hate this article but it seems to be on to something. Unforeseen consequence of giving young people insurance.https://spottedtoad.wordpress.com/2017/03/21/obamacare-didnt-help/ …
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Replying to @St_Rev
overdose deaths reporting/data varies a lot (and is especially unreliable when it comes to poly-drug overdoses (like benzo+opioids))
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Replying to @alt_kia
Yeah I'm kind of suspicious that a lot of the trend may reflect changes in reporting policy.
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Drug Warriors have been trying to kickstart a new opioid crackdown for about three years now, so I wonder about cause of death data
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Replying to @St_Rev
yes there's cases where people OD on black-market fent that get blamed on "prescription opioids" so the deaths data is f'ed up
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Replying to @alt_kia
I specifically wonder if poly deaths that would have been attributed to benzos before are now pinned on opioids.
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Replying to @St_Rev
i've seen estimates of around 70% of "opioid deaths" involve another drug (or alcohol, fuck alcohol, fucking respiratory depressant)
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so yes, you're correct in a sense, because most "opioid overdose" deaths (whether with black-market or prescription drugs) involve
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another drug (mostly a benzo or alcohol)
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