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/ …
-
-
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))
3 replies 3 retweets 3 likes -
also this analysis doesn't take into account the increased introduction of fentanyl into the heroin supply (which happens inside the
1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
time range studies, nor does it factor in per-state differences in crackdowns on pill mills and prescribing
2 replies 2 retweets 2 likes -
the initial data (overdose deaths / state / year) are bad and there's so many other confounding factors that aren't addressed, and
1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
the analysis frankly smacks of crankery ("draw different plots until one of them looks right") so i can't find this too convincing
2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes -
(also honestly i feel like trying to answer "was ACA good/bad for the opioid crisis" is itself kinda disingenuous without opposing
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
prohibition, trying to solve a problem ("Is this health care law good for this problem") under the confounding influence of
1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
prohibition (and without even accounting for it) feels like it'd generate shitty results)
2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
without prohibition, say, that alleged increased access to doctors who are OK writing opioid prescriptions might not be a bad thing.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Yep. I'm on a low dose of tramadol, still worry about it getting pulled bc of shit like this.
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.
. Banned in Sweden. SubGenius, Zhuangist, white-hat troll. Defrocked mathematician. Brain problems.